>Chris wrote, > >>What is the best and safest method to kill off an infestation of white >>fly and aphids? > > I have had aphids attack my chiles a few times and found >that using plain old water from a spray bottle to knock them >off works best. You have to be vigilant and repeat the process >a few times. Don't forget to knock off the ones that gather >under the leaves. > > It also helps if you stop the attack before it becomes an >infestation. I usually notice them before they get too well >organized and the colonies are pretty small. I can't be the only >Chile-Head that checks his plants before work, after work, at >sunset and sometimes the middle of the night just to check their >progress and give them encouragement, can I? > >Scott... just somewhat obsessed... KCK what about nicotine? Working from my memory here (RUNAWAY!!!), I seem to remember that for some plants, it is okay to use nicotine around them. And nicotine is a good insecticide (??). The article I'm thinking of said that plastic bags can be tied around the plant and "nicotine smoke" fills the bag for a short period of time. Of course, I want pics of anyone doing this....laying on the ground, 4 cigs in her/his mouth, blowing it into the bag... More importanty, i could be completely wrong here and doing such would kill yer chile in a heartbeat, so, like, maybe I just made this all up? Hmmm... -- Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles....... Rael64 "It is sobering to reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence." -Historian Charles A. Beard-