Market Farming

[Aaron Silverman <cgrowers AT pond.net>]

In a heated greenhouse, the safest treatment is probably the release of 
ladybugs. Unfortunately, you may have a hard time sourcing them this time 
of year. In the field we use Safer's Soap for aphid control, mainly on 
brassicas. I combine the Soap with liquid fish/kelp as a foliar feed. If 
it's only a couple plants, you can put the soap in a hand-held spray 
bottle and apply it easily to those plants. The soap will only effect 
those aphids that it coats, so application must be thorough. If it's only 
a couple plants, and they only just arrived, you can also wipe them off 
with your fingers. Cotton swabs with alcohol may do the same - works well 
for mealybugs & scale.

Aaron

Creative Growers
Aaron Silverman
88741 Torrence Rd.
Noti, Or. 97461
cgrowers AT pond.net
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