O I'm sorry..I think that was my problem with the couple I lost. Live and learn right? I wish I had some I could share with you for what you lost. Hopefully your smaller ones will do good for ya!
Daniella

yeah, OK thats what happens when you try to talk to kids and type at the same time, lol. Hopefully all your survivors will do good for ya is what I meant.

Lol, now I have white flies and mealy bugs. Oh, did I mention I hate bugs, lol. This hot weather has all of them out in full force. I drug a few more outside today and blasted them with the hose. I am so afraid if I take them all out we will have one last hard freeze and I will lose everything. I have never had this many bugs around in my life.

I found some mealies the other day, only on one jasmine though. Hopefully I nipped that in the bud, but we'll see.
Best to hold off on taking them out full time. I know its so hard isnt it, lol. But, especially if your not feeling well. Last thing you need is to have to drag them all back in! They'll be out there full time soon. I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling well. (((hugs))) Don't over do it on that fishing tourny tomorrow! But good luck!
Daniella

What is up with all the bugs, it is aphid hell over here! I saw some whiteflies too. Then I found some moth eggs..grr so that means cats will be on the way next!
Hey, don't worry about mistakes..I still do dumb stuff like the other day: My little peanut finally bloomed and I was all excited and was removing the anthers so I could pollinate it and what did I do? I castrated the poor thing via removing the stigma on accident! I hate when I do that LOL! Sometimes its hard to tell when they are short like the anthers tho. Cr@p now I gotta wait for her to bloom again..

SJN: I'm having the same problem all of a sudden. Aphids all over the place and now I'm seeing the beginning of a white Fly infestation. Holy S### What's going on here? Don't remember this problem starting so early before. Wonder if it is an indication of a troublesome season ahead. Many of my young Brugs are being assaulted at this point.
PLEASE, any advice on products to use is not only appreciated but NECESSARY! Poor Isabella who had been looking so prime is now starting to suffer from her aphid attack as well as the Blue Can (Raid). The Aphids luv Raid!!! At least the So. Cali's do, lol. Help!! Gloria

I actually just smashed a ton of aphids today myself. HOW do they breed so QUICKLY? I like bugs, but aphids are horrid and I hate them.

about the planting too deep thing - I killed a blue eyed susan passiflora like that once :\ I was so pissed. I was like, hmm, this thing isn't rooted very well, maybe I'll shore up some dirt so it stops falling over... ...and it rotted. I make sure to never even put _ANY_ extra dirt over the top of a rootball when I repot now!

it's actually in the low 50s today! I spent the whole morning outside. this is fantastic! except the sun went away after being out for about an hour and it's supposed to rain soon. oh well.

Ria

The Recipe is not "touted" for this, but my DIL says when she sprays the recipe on all her plants, it kills the aphids- don't know what it does to whitefly, tho. And I don't know what it is in the recipe that does the aphids in but it works for her- one less bug is always a plus!

BTW, did you know that only 3% of insect species is considered pests.

Brenda

3%.. MBA!!!! LOL

Brenda: I think I missed something somewhere ... What is The Recipe you mentioned? Got to try anything and everything. Just did another water spray to try to wash away the Aphids & White Fly. Poor Brugs will be water logged ... not warm enough today to evaporate the water fast! Yikes, the pests multiply fast!!! Gloria

I have never had so many problems with bugs and especially not so early. Usually its only on a couple of plants but it seems like a lot of mine have one thing or another right now. What is the recipe? Quick, lol. I think I am raiding them to death.

Gloria, "the recipe" is one that is going around DG brug forum. I think there are a few diff versions and one of them started with epiphyllum growers on a diff forum.
It is supposed to be great for many plants.

I wonder if the ammonia in 'the recipe' is what kills aphids? I know you can squirt slugs with it and it kills them.

Aphids have decided that they dearly love Isabella, Adeline, Dream Angel, and Temple Goddess the best out of all my brugs. Everytime I turn over a leaf on one of those I am sure to find a zillion! At least the aphids have good taste LOL! Gonna get recipe ingredients this weekend and if that doesnt work then insecticidal soap.

Here ya go Gloria, I knew someone had posted it here B4, looks like it was Brenda :))

Here is a link that might be useful: The Recipe

Thanks Lenette. I made another mistake and agreed to fish a tournament with hubby today. Its 3am and I haven't been to sleep now its time to leave Oh joy what a day this is going to be. Wish me luck the only reason I'm doing it while feeling bad is the thought of $700 to spend on my yard, lol. I hope I catch some monsters. See you all later tonight.

Kristy

I know you're long-gone to the old fishing hole, but good luck!

Good luck with getting rid of those aphids, and whiteflies, everyone! Never-ending!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brenda

What a trouper Kristy, good luck!

Last weekend, I went to a nursery and the girl there told me that some where not aphids, but were little green grasshoppers (we are experiencing them here in CA)! Gloria, check and see if that might also be what your brugs have, I know I saw some on my double white brug. I sprayed with water and then with insecticidal soap, which seemed to do the trick. I'll see what today brings.

Thanks All: These are genuine Aphids!! And Isabella is their favorite!! Now I'm seeing White Fly and for the very first time I have 2 Brugs (Sunray and Kells Girlie Girl) with mites. At least I'm pretty certain that's what they are ... seeing fine webbing... have isolated all the infested Brugs but WoW! What a slamming beginning to the Spring Season. Never had so many insects so early!! Off to buy an arsenal of ingredients et al!! Feel like the Avenging Angel!! lol Gloria

Lol, I think it was the mild dry winter hear. I think I have some of everything floating around here right now even on some of my outside plants. Did not finish in the money today unfortunately. I'll blame it on the cold front that came in and the north wind. I didn't feel too bad though since I lost to a guide that fishes that lake for a living and we have only been there a few times over the past 2 years.

Ah 2 bad you didn't win, I was hoping you would. I told dh that you were in a fishing tourney and he was jealous lol. We used to do that but haven't in the last few years. He and his dad used to win alot and won a nice boat once.