Greenhouse: Help !!!!!! I've got bugs., 1 by av_ocd_girl

av_ocd_girl wrote:
And not just one kind. I've got mealie bugs, scale, mites, and white flies.....

Hi everyone, I haven't been on this forum since last spring. Don't seem to have much time for computers during the summer growing season. I have a home-made greenhouse; made from 6 sets of old sliding glass doors. My son built it for me 2 years ago. Last year I had a terrible time with bugs, and this year is starting out the same.

I sprayed everything with neem oil before I brought them inside the greenhouse , but I guess I missed some. I have some Orthene Systemic Insecticide I was planning on using. Does anyone know if there are any plants 'sensitive' to it? I have a wide range of plants and would hate to wipe out a collection. I have used it in the past on my Hibiscus and Brugmansia, so no problem there. What about flowering maple, Clivia, ficus, Bird of Paradise, Epiphyllum, Adenium, Hoya, Fuchsia, Orchids, cactus and succulents? Is there a website where you can find out about plant sensitivity. I completely defoliated one of my Flowering Maples by spraying it with Neem.... it survived but just barely. Don't want any disasters this year. : )

This message was edited Jan 3, 2012 11:12 AM