Is there somebody with experience using Diatomaceous earth against bugs Roland 2011/12/8 Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>: > My experience is nearly the same as Kathleen's. I haven't had a widespread > problem, and my response upon seeing them has been to dip a Q-tip in > mineral oil and wipe off the offending pests. It takes multiple > applications or perhaps I have been lucky for catching it early, or for > having a collection of plants that are inherently disinteresting to > mealybugs. (I have only ever seen them on my indoor Passiflora plants.) > > I treat scale the same way. And likewise, I've never had a widespread > infestation. Just a few new orchids (or whatever) that came in to my > collection with the pests already on them. > > Dennis in Cincinnati > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com