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Stott
with  mealy bug I only have outside advice.  I use to fight the Mealy bug on 
cherimoya and I use to take tangle foot and put on some tape and wrap around 
the tree.  It was to stop the ants.  if you have mealy bug look for ant 
problem.  sugar and boric acid is good for ants in such little boric acid it 
does not kill fast and they take it back to the queen.  I set the bait away 
from the green house so as to draw them out .   get rid of the ants and I 
think the mealy bug will be knocked out by benificials.  that's been my 
experience anyway.  darn ants heard them like cows and protect them from 
benificals also they got the mealy bug destroyer.  a lady bird that eats the 
mealy bug like candy.  they are fun to watch and the larva look like big 
mealy bugs but eat them also.  hehe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Pittman" <scott@permaculture.org>
To: "'permaculture'" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] White flies in the greenhouse


> I have the same question about mealy bug.  Help!!
>
> Scott Pittman
> Director
> Permaculture Institute
> www.permaculture.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Stephen 
> Sherman
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 1:13 PM
> To: permaculture
> Subject: [permaculture] White flies in the greenhouse
>
> After reading the aphid in the GH thread, I thought I would ask about a
> similar problem I am having, white flies.
>
> White flies tend to be a persistent problem in my GH, worse in the
> warmer months, almost disappearing in winter but they always reappear
> the next spring. I've tried various things: yellow sticky cards, soap
> sprays, etc but nothing seems that effective for any length of time.
> Without continuous battle the white flies quickly rebuild their
> population levels.
>
> Any thoughts about control methods or predators that would be effective
> in a year round cool temp GH?
>
> TIA
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