aphid

The Peruvian Andes gave the world the potato, which is one of the largest crops in the world today. The problem is, the modern potato is plagued by potato beetles and aphids, which also carry some viral diseases to the plant. Now a wild potato found in the Bolivian Andes is being studied because...

Hi A few years ago I rescued a D. adalae from a local garden centre. After checking with Adrian Slacks book I repotted it into LFS and put it in a water tray within my Highland Neps house. After adjusting it did really well for about 14 months. Them after flowering and also an aphid attack it...

hey guys, its this newbie again well I was feeding my plants today, actually more like 2 hours ago, whilst doing a general look over of all the plants when I noticed my N. maxima x miranda's newest tendril with a forming pitcher about one cm looked as though it had dryed out, or was half way...

Which cp's are good (and safe for the cp) for keeping around rose bushes to cut down the aphid population?

Hello, Yesterday I purchased a S. purpurea 'venosa' at a local nursery. Quite a big plant to, not anything like a Lowes or Home Depot half dead....anyways, this morning to my horror I found aphids, and lots of them. They seem to be enjoying the new growth. Now, the first thing that came into...

<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Mold, fungus, and other microbes are intrinsic to growing anything outside of aseptic culture. My fungicide: is to give the plants the best environment I am capable of. I invite the natural process involving microorganisms. The only natural processes...

For anyone attempting to care for this Drosera, here of some pointers. HUMIDITY- is really important to this species. After an aphid outbreak on my Drosera collection, my plants were badly weakened and sickly looking. I made the mistake of placing the now aphid free plants (lady bugs, thank you...

I noticed it is only on new growth. I was thinking they could be some type of aphid insect. Should I be concerned? If they are some type of aphid how can I treat them?

I was examining my plant this morning and found little white bugs crawling around the soil and the traps. Is this good, or should I have the plant transplanted immediately? I don't notice any damage so far, but the aphid like creatures are an eye sore, to say the least.

sigh... have you ever had one of those days, or weeks, or even months? Let me tell you my story. LAST WINTER I was invaded with aphids, I tried everything I could find short of pesticides, and eventually ended up destroying the plants for lack of a better option (they were pepper plants, so no...

I have had a VFT bogg on the deck doing fine over the past few years. I have noticed that the plants are now stressed. Seems that some are browning early, others in a partially closed state. I also notice a reddish color around the triggers on the traps. I do treat for aphids every 3 weeks or so...

A young S. x catesbaei F2 An unknown leucophylla hybrid.  Probably with alata or rubra. I think the crimp in the lip was caused by an aphid while the pitcher was developing. S. leucophylla x (psittacina x rubra) A young S. (oreophila x purpurea) x leucophylla An unknown hybrid.  My guess...

I have acquired some large outdoor pots that are normally used to plant trees in. The two I plan on using for my bogs are 32 inches diameter, and about 34 inches deep. They are about 2 inches thick (these things are very heavy!) and I think are glazed teracota. One has some chipping inside. I...

I have recently been made aware of an aphid infestation on my <i>S. leucophylla</i>, and I am looking to obtain some Orthene to control it. I found that Home Depot sells something called "RosePride Orthenex Insect & Disease Control", which contains: 4.0% Orthene 0.75% Fenabutin-Oxide (Vendex)...

gotta now which one wont harm my plants. Got aphid prob. I cant seem to find Othene anywhere! So, basiclly question is which one does PFT use?