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Basil Parasite?
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therushin
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Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:28 pm Post subject: Basil Parasite? |
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Hello I was watering my basil plant when I noticed that one of the stems looked funny. I broke it off and took a couple of pics. If any of you could tell me what you think it is and if it will harm me or my other plants I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1917448323&size=l
It is a indoor plant in a copper pot. I keep it over the sink in the window
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eileen
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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There are many pests which can affect indoor basil plants Therushin. Here are some of them:- Aphids, whitefly, red root knot and nematodes. If grown outside leafhoppers, slugs and Japanese beetle can also do damage.
If I'm not sure what is affecting my indoors plants then I place a piece of double sided cellotape around one of the stalks of the plant and see what sticks to it.
I hope you find out what the problem is with your plant soon.
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Netty
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| Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:09 am Post subject: |
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Kind of hard to tell, but it looks like a really BAD case of Scale...
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therushin
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| Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks eileen And Netty, I don't think anything is actually moving but I love that tape idea. I will remember that with the next creepy crawly problem I have.
I think Netty is right I googled scale and I think I am just going to huck that plant out. I have too many other plants that mean something to me. I don't want them to get it!
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Palm Tree
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| Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hi
I hope that none of your other plants are affected. it is sad to lose plants.
Eileen that is a simple but ingenious plan of yours to find out who the culprits are.
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