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- From: dmiller@theory.lcs.mit.edu (Dick and Jill Miller)
- Subject: Re: HELP! SMALL BROWN BUGS
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.142936.25168@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
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- Organization: Laboratory for Computer Science, MIT
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 14:29:36 GMT
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- tabron@binah.cc.brandeis.edu ("Sod the proles!") asks:
-
- >Last week I discovered some small light brown spots on my umbrella plant. They
- >formed slightly raised bumps. I scraped one off and discovered it seemed to be
- >the shell of some insect (quite small -- only slightly larger than the head of
- >a pin) and I could see legs. I have not observed any of these moving. I washed
- >all I could find off my umbrella plant and crossed my fingers.
-
- >Today I discovered more of them, many more, on my shamrock (which lives above
- --stuff deleted--
- >babies are in danger and whether I should just throw out the shamrock now?
- >(it's pretty sickly and I've got propagations from it already that could
- >replace it.)
- >
- >Also, while you're all here:-)
- >Does anyone else have a problem with sap from a ficus benjamina? I've never
- >heard of it before but mine (4') is making quite a mess of the rug. I do try to
- >shower it frequently but that seems to almost encourage more sap production.I'd
- >like it to put out more leaves and less sap.
- >
- >Maybe the sap is attracting the buggy things. The gnats certainly pay no
- >attention to it -- they're just here for the aralia.
- >
- >Thanks,
- >judith
-
- Sounds like you have scale insects. They may also be causing the sap from
- your ficus. They are very difficult to get rid of. Wash the whole plant
- often (every 2 weeks?) with soapy water. If you can't get rid of them sack
- the plants. Sorry.
-
- --Jill
-
- P.S. rec.gardens may be able to help with more specific information.
- There are some really knowledgable people over there.
-
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