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Old March 12, 2017   #5
ginger2778
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If you can get a hold of some BT (bacillus thuringiensis) that is excellent for worms and caterpillars. It is a bacteria harmless to us , pets , bees, but gives worms a deadly infection.They die in a day, but they quit eating almost as soon as they eat a bacterium. It doesn't get more organic than that. Also, if you can get a hold of a pyrethrin spray or concentrate, that gets mealy bugs, aphids, many hard bodied insects, ants. It is an extract from chrysanthemums, very organic too.

I would look for insects such as Tomato Russet Mites and whiteflies and thrips, all love hot humid environments and prey on the blossoms. To see the mites you are going you need at least 14X magnification. Google tomato russet mites photos first, so you can recognize them under your own scope or lens. Pyrethrin, or the synthetic of it permethrin, will kill all these also.

If it is just whiteflies or aphids, plain soapy water will do. Don't spray in the heat of the day.
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