Trimmed Hibiscus

Trimmed Hibiscus, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

||| Giant White-Fly Free |||

I heard back from Jack Schwegman at UCCE and Ronnie at the Alameda County Department of Agriculture. Both of them left me long involved voicemails, and Ronnie sent me an envelope stuffed with printouts of web pages about the giant white-fly and what can be done to control it.

Meanwhile, back at the apartment complex, Joanna and Eddis have been right on top of things, and today cut back the hibiscus bushes to eradicate the pest. Way to go, guys. Way to go, government scientists. Mostly, way to go Jim for being right there with the biological ID. From 5000 miles away, yet.