Comments on: Who’s been eating my Halleria? http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/03/whos-been-eating-my-halleria/ South African Gardening Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:57:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marie http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/03/whos-been-eating-my-halleria/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Marie Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:35:39 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=177#comment-252 Every year I have a similar problem with my Halleria lucida (Gauteng) It looks like the plant is dying and all the leaves are stripped off the plant. I don't know what it is that is eating it and I don't spray it at all, but each time it gets new leaves again and comes back to its former glory. Maybe you will be just as lucky Every year I have a similar problem with my Halleria lucida (Gauteng) It looks like the plant is dying and all the leaves are stripped off the plant. I don’t know what it is that is eating it and I don’t spray it at all, but each time it gets new leaves again and comes back to its former glory. Maybe you will be just as lucky

]]> By: brendan http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/03/whos-been-eating-my-halleria/comment-page-1/#comment-94 brendan Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:30:20 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=177#comment-94 it wasn't me. probably an invader. kill it. KILLL IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it wasn’t me. probably an invader. kill it. KILLL IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Niall McNulty http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/03/whos-been-eating-my-halleria/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Niall McNulty Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:08:19 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=177#comment-53 I've heard that you can also make a spray by soaking lavender in water. The insects dislike the intense aroma. Or you could go all Buddhist and just accept that the insects will eat one of your plants so the other two can thrive :) I’ve heard that you can also make a spray by soaking lavender in water. The insects dislike the intense aroma.

Or you could go all Buddhist and just accept that the insects will eat one of your plants so the other two can thrive :)

]]> By: emme http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/03/whos-been-eating-my-halleria/comment-page-1/#comment-52 emme Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:01:34 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=177#comment-52 i once got this margaret roberts natural stuff - primary ingredient garlic - that worked wonders for white fly. the only draw back was that you had to spray the plant at dawn and the strong aroma of garlic was quite nauseating at that point of my day. i once got this margaret roberts natural stuff – primary ingredient garlic – that worked wonders for white fly. the only draw back was that you had to spray the plant at dawn and the strong aroma of garlic was quite nauseating at that point of my day.

]]> By: Sonya http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/03/whos-been-eating-my-halleria/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Sonya Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:37:37 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=177#comment-51 Haven't tried spraying it with anything, and that substance doesn't wipe off. Also the little miggies are quite difficult to squish... They are horrible, I can only assume they are the cause of it. Maybe I should spray it with some organic pesticide I have, either that or say goodbye Halleria. Haven’t tried spraying it with anything, and that substance doesn’t wipe off. Also the little miggies are quite difficult to squish… They are horrible, I can only assume they are the cause of it.

Maybe I should spray it with some organic pesticide I have, either that or say goodbye Halleria.

]]> By: Niall http://www.sprig.co.za/2009/03/whos-been-eating-my-halleria/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Niall Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:27:01 +0000 http://sprig.co.za/?p=177#comment-50 Looks pretty weird Sons. Can you wipe off that oily substance or is it growing on the leaf? Have you tried spraying it with anything? Looks pretty weird Sons. Can you wipe off that oily substance or is it growing on the leaf? Have you tried spraying it with anything?

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