4/8/01 4:19 PM agreen@cfl.rr.com Annetta Green said: >Worse is this is the third time I have done this in the last few weeks. I >tried a little soapy water, but the leaves on those branches turned black >and died after a couple of days. Is there anything else you might >recommend, or should I keep going with the water treatment? I'd get out the Orthene. If I were disinclined to using insecticides, I'd use Murphy's Oil Soap (2 tblspns/gal.) during the coolest part of the day. Tom Miller ........................................................................... ............................................. If you like tropical plants like hibiscus, please see: <http://www.trop-hibiscus.com> ........................................................................... .......................................... "My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular." Adlai E. Stevenson ........................................................................... ........................................