Joyce. For those of us who don't mix our own drinks, how much (volume-wise) is a finger? Eugene Zielinski Rapid City, SD USA > [Original Message] > From: Joyce Miller <Miller7398@comcast.net> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: 1/20/2013 12:20:45 PM > Subject: [pbs] Red Lily Bug > > Good morning, > Yet another fairly benign insecticide is one finger Murphy's Soap, two > fingers isopropyl in up to a quart of water. I use it on mealies on my > orchids and hippeastrum. Isopropyl is phyto-toxic so for indoor plants, it > is prudent to flush the soil occasionally. > > Best, Joyce Miller > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/