Greenhouse: Going IPM, 0 by stressbaby

stressbaby wrote:
Experiment over.

Mealies recurred, and no sign of lacewings or mealy destroyers. They arrived, and were released, on the hottest day of the year so far. I had struggled to gain some measure of control in the week prior to their arrival. So I think they were either ejected (through the exhaust fan), starved or cooked.

I'll try again, perhaps, in the fall. I wonder if the critters are better off released on a cool, overcast day, like the kind of day on which you would take cuttings.

Back to neem oil, soap spray, alcohol, other methods. Tom/grrrnthumb's method works OK, but using my well water leaves a calcium residue all over the plants and greenhouse glass. I don't have enough treated water to use this way.

Dwarf pomegranate bloom buds.
SB