Tulasi devi - white-fly remedies

[Guest guest]

Harebol. I only had a few plants, but this worked very well. Was

authorized by a little booklet from Tulasi pujari in L.A.

 

Take Dr. Bronners soap 1T/qt. ratio. you can put plastic over soil and dunk

her.

but i found it effective to spray. You must spray at all angles. tip pot

45degrees to get under leaves and stems where insects are hiding. I left

soap on for a little while before rinsing as whiteflies were bad. Organic

farmers don't rinse but this can burn edges of tulasi leaves. For

prevention can bathe once a week like this. Until all danger is gone. I

sprayed with soap a few times on a daily basis and have seen no whiteflies

for two months.

 

a note if eggs have been laid on lower leaf surface, they are harder to get

rid of.

I sprayed extra hard and it worked. but can also gently rub off with soap

mixture very carefully. Just note all tulasis must be cleaned at same time.

And their home must also be cleaned at this time. whiteflies run when

disturbed but will immediately land back on plant.

 

There is also something called SunSpray Ultra Fine Spray Oil from Gardens

Alive

5100 Schenley Place, Lawrenceburg, In. 47025 But if you don't have time to

wait, or procrastinate with mail the Dr. Bronners is easily obtainable at the

local health food store. Obeisances eka Buddhi

[Guest guest]

When my wife useed to take care of Tulasi we controlled white flies by use

of sticky yellow boards. Paint a piece of cardboard or wood bright yellow

and cover it with Stick'um available at greenhouse supply places. Hang the

boards between the plants. The white flies are attracted to the yellow and

stick to the boards. Make them at least 6"x6" or larger, we may have used

foot by foot, but the plants were very full and 3 and 4 feet high. Be

careful to leave enough space between the boards and Tulasi so you don't

accidentally bump them into the leaves which will also stick to the boards.

But within a foot at least.

 

It takes a while to achieve control as it only attracts adult forms, and

eggs continue to hatch out for seemingly months afterwards, but after about

6 months you will notice you are catching very few. It helps with damage

toTulasi within a couple of weeks as I recollect.

 

Might not be called Stick'um as brands change, memory is fickle and it was

a long time ago, but any good greenhouse supply place would have an

equivalent, clear tacky substance.

 

Another good greenhouse practice is that either during the winter you clean

it up of debris and clutter, all unnecessary stuff, and let it freeze for

a couple of weeks, or, alternatively, clean and empty it and close it up

tight during the summer and let it over heat to the max for a couple of

weeks. This can break the lifecycle of some greenhouse pests.

 

 

-

Noma T. Petroff <npetroff (AT) bowdoin (DOT) edu>

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Thursday, December 27, 2001 12:57 PM

Tulasi devi - white-fly remedies

 

 

> Does anyone have suggestions for how to get rid of white flies on Tulasi

devi?

> I'd very much appreciate some suggestions.

>

> Thanks!

>

> your servant,

>

> Hare Krsna dasi

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much! With this information I'm hoping that Tulasi devi can

flourish in our home in the new year!

 

Thanks again.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

 

Ekabuddh (AT) aol (DOT) com wrote:

 

> Harebol. I only had a few plants, but this worked very well. Was

> authorized by a little booklet from Tulasi pujari in L.A.

>

> Take Dr. Bronners soap 1T/qt. ratio. you can put plastic over soil and dunk

> her.

> but i found it effective to spray. You must spray at all angles. tip pot

> 45degrees to get under leaves and stems where insects are hiding. I left

> soap on for a little while before rinsing as whiteflies were bad. Organic

> farmers don't rinse but this can burn edges of tulasi leaves. For

> prevention can bathe once a week like this. Until all danger is gone. I

> sprayed with soap a few times on a daily basis and have seen no whiteflies

> for two months.

>

> a note if eggs have been laid on lower leaf surface, they are harder to get

> rid of.

> I sprayed extra hard and it worked. but can also gently rub off with soap

> mixture very carefully. Just note all tulasis must be cleaned at same time.

> And their home must also be cleaned at this time. whiteflies run when

> disturbed but will immediately land back on plant.

>

> There is also something called SunSpray Ultra Fine Spray Oil from Gardens

> Alive

> 5100 Schenley Place, Lawrenceburg, In. 47025 But if you don't have time to

> wait, or procrastinate with mail the Dr. Bronners is easily obtainable at the

> local health food store. Obeisances eka Buddhi

 

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