Re: [GSAS-Member] Aphids are sucking the life out of the pond

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

Your welcome, and Good Luck with it!

Trish


--- On Wed, 7/23/08, Hess, Clay A <clay.a.hess@boeing.com> wrote:

> From: Hess, Clay A <clay.a.hess@boeing.com>
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Aphids are sucking the life out of the pond
> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 9:09 AM
> Thanks Trish......will forward that on. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trish [mailto:snips36@yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:08 AM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Aphids are sucking the life out
> of the pond
> 
> I wouldnt use any checmicals.....but with spraying them off
> with the
> garden hose, it will make a difference....it just takes
> patients, and
> you will need to do it more than once.
> 
> Also a mild soap solution {like dishwashing liquid deluted
> with water}
> in a spray bottel, and then wipe the leaves, so it doesnt
> go into the
> water will help as well....BUT I would first try using the
> garden
> hose.....non toxic to the fish and it will help.....
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Trish
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 7/22/08, Larry Litten <LLITTEN@wecon.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Larry Litten <LLITTEN@wecon.com>
> > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Aphids are sucking the life
> out of the pond
> > To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
> chat" 
> > <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> > Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 11:25 PM Just a heads
> up.  Please DO NOT
> 
> > use Pyrethrins in your pond.
> >  Although
> > they are one of the safest insecticides for mammals
> they are highly 
> > toxic to fish and other aquatic life!
> > http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/pyrethrins.pdf
> > 
> > I don't have a good answer for a control product
> but I think Trish is 
> > right, if you spray them off it could help.
> > 
> > Larry Litten
> > Wilbur-Ellis Co.
> > (206)310-5530
> > llitten@wecon.com
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> > [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of
> Seattle_Aquarist
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 7:44 PM
> > To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
> > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Aphids are sucking the life
> out of the pond
> > 
> > Hi Clay,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I believe insecticides that use Pyrethrum, which is
> derived from 
> > Chrysanthemum flowers, would be non-toxic and would
> work on aphids.  I
> 
> > have used in with success on terrestrial plants.  You
> can find this at
> 
> > Lowes or Home Depot, here is a link to get you
> started.
> > 
> >
> http://homeharvest.com/insectsprayspyrethrinbased.htm'
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Hope this helps!
> > 
> > Roy
> > 
> >  
> > 
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