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Old 27-Jan-2008   #4
eeiko321
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Originally Posted by newt1
The soap should kill them. You will have to apply at least 3 times 5 days apart to ensure you get them all. You can also add a cap full or two of rubbing alcohol to the sprayer each time you spray as this will dry up soft bodies insects. As for the leaves just let the tree deside what to do with them, the tree is already stressed from the insect attack so do not defoliate.

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are you sure 5 days is adequate enough?...i thought 3 is better...
unless it stresses out the tree...
im gonna try some systemic insecticide...
rubbing alcahol...is that just metholated spirits?...or is it those aneasthetic wipes etc that comes in abottle....like that alligator brand one...

damn too late, i just couldnt bare to see the leaves liek that...i cut them all off....what should i do now then.....make sure theres adequate watering?

is there any disadvantages of the systemic insecticides?i heard they work very well....but someone said it leaves a white milky deposit in the soil


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Originally Posted by BunjinEnt
The browning, I suspect, is from the heat and arid conditions
are you sure?, because ive read in a book and saw a simillar picture...that those brown marks are fungal infections due to pests...
browning of the entire leaf and shrivelling....is a sign of heat & moisture loss
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