> >At 09:34 AM 14/05/02 -0600, Crimson King wrote: >>>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 >> >> >>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... > > From Tough Love Chile Co. web page on Chile Pepper Growing Tips: > >NEVER TOUCH PLANTS OR SEEDS IF YOU HAVE USED OR TOUCHED ANY FORM OF >TOBACCO UNTIL YOU HAVE THOROUGHLY CLEANED YOUR HANDS. Tobacco mosaic virus >attacks peppers. > >As for the aphids, I've been very fortunate that in three years of growing >my own, I've never had the displeasure. I also see nothing wrong with >giving constant encouragement to the forthcoming crop. > >Mike - montreal