04-19-2012, 09:52 PM
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Re: Need advice to grow a banana plant indoors all winter
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Originally Posted by Olafhenny
Or so I thought.
I have these little beige bugs, which compare to white flies like a VW beetle to an A386 airliner.
Because the are so wee, they do not show up very well, causing me to think my job well done.
So I sprayed them again with a soapy solution. A couple of days later they were still marching
up and down that leaf.
Commercial insecticide again - one hour later bugs still unencumbered. Another immediate
application of soapy solution. ---> These guys are having fun with me.
Now I am torn between two alternatives:
- Chop off the affected leaf (so far it appears to be only one) outright or...
- spray it with rubbing alcohol.
The latter will probably not kill them either, but at least they might no longer march in a
straight line like a North Korean soldier in a Kim-parade. 
What do you think?
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Can't you wipe them off with a damp cloth ? |
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