Hi guys,
Funny, funny. You might well ask whether it is a male finger or a
female one. As a retired horsewoman, I recall the standard measurement for
a horse is a hand i.e. a man's hand = 4 inches. My hand is 3 inches.
Actually, I use the width of my finger. It is not really exact science.
The isopropyl is to penetrate the waxy coating of the mealie bug and the
soap is a "sticker."
-----Original Message-----
From: arnold140@verizon.net
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 3:21 PM
To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [pbs] Red Lily Bug
In these parts, it's the distance from the tip of your finger to the first
crease.
Or, the length of distal phalanx.
Arnold
On 01/20/13, Eugene Zielinski wrote:
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
>
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