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scott,IF it is wooly aphid,put 3,4 drops of washing up liquid in a bottle sprayer and spray the effected area,leave for about 10 minutes and the use your hose and give a good spray,using the jet spray.the washing up liquid will break down the wax coating of the bugs and the jet will displace them from the tree.ive tried pestacides and metholated spirits with a cotton bud,but found the spray worked best,although you will have to check regulary to see if you got them all.ELM, you dont use anything at full strength on bonsai,directions on bottles are for normal garden use,not bonsai,so you have to adapt the dose.

29-Mar-2005	#6
tuckerg bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Jun-2004 Country: Ireland Posts: 493	scott,IF it is wooly aphid,put 3,4 drops of washing up liquid in a bottle sprayer and spray the effected area,leave for about 10 minutes and the use your hose and give a good spray,using the jet spray.the washing up liquid will break down the wax coating of the bugs and the jet will displace them from the tree.ive tried pestacides and metholated spirits with a cotton bud,but found the spray worked best,although you will have to check regulary to see if you got them all.ELM, you dont use anything at full strength on bonsai,directions on bottles are for normal garden use,not bonsai,so you have to adapt the dose.