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From: pds@tove.UUCP (Dave Stotts)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Soaps and detergents for aphids
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Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 13:13:59 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 10 13:13:59 1985
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I have not used Ivory brand in particular, but I have a used a dilute
solution of a dishwashing liquid in water to control aphids on house
plants.  I believe the brand was "Dawn", but it was simply the one
we had in the house when the aphids struck.  The solution was very
weak, about 1-2 tbsp. per gallon, and it worked like a charm!  The
little pests were dried up over night.  Some returned in a matter of 
weeks when the deposited eggs hatched, but 2 or 3 applications over
several weeks seemed to permanently eradicate the beasts.

Dave Stotts
Univ. of Maryland Computer Science Dept.