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Old 10-31-2019, 06:00 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Default Re: Growing tips for malanga (taro)

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Originally Posted by Backyard Banana Joe View Post
Thank you for all the suggestions everyone! ANOTHER pest I forgot to mention is white flies. They congregate on the leaves as SOON as that are open. The old leaves are COVERED on the bottom in old hatched egg shells. Anyone else had the problem? How to stop it? I’ve tried Castile soap in water sprayed on the bottom of the leaves (that is where they are), and it controls it for a little while but in a couple days there back. Thanks ��
A Youtube search on white fly/pest control will steer you in a good direction.
Many videos offer very good practices/techniques to control pests on your tropicals.
Pick and choose what will work best for you.
Some even have product links.
Castile soap used as a sticker in conjunction with an insecticide of your choice offers a great inexpensive 1-2 punch.

A forum search will reveal a few good threads on the subject also.
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