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Hey All
In the wake of a root aphid infestation, I'm looking to reset my grow rooms and take clean cuttings in an attempt to start fresh. My hope to is to take cuttings from plants that have been infested, destroy everything, disinfect on repeat, and let the room sit dormant for a few weeks while rooting the cuttings in a safe zone. I want to come up with a plan to treat the cuttings to ensure the pest is not transmitted to the next round, as I've read that some have struggled to do this successfully.
My thought was to take the cuttings, give them a soak in pyrethrin solution, rinse and dry, them let them sit in a ziplock the refrigerator for a week or so before recutting stems and rooting.
However, I've been given some insight about how this is done in the wine world here (at least in South Australia)
when being imported from know phylloxera regions:
"Cuttings/rootlings must have been subjected to a hot water dip treatment (54 C ± 1C for 5 minutes) immediately prior to dispatch to South Australia; [Hot water treatment at 50C for 30 minutes is an acceptable alternative.]"
Caution: Some plant material may be damaged by this treatment. A trial treatment is recommended unless the response of the plant material to this treatment is known."
I would guess that this hot water treatment (55 C = ~130 F) would kill eggs, as well as live bugs, but I imagine it would also most likely kill the cuttings, or compromise chance of rooting. What do you think?
any thoughts are appreciated!
Max
In the wake of a root aphid infestation, I'm looking to reset my grow rooms and take clean cuttings in an attempt to start fresh. My hope to is to take cuttings from plants that have been infested, destroy everything, disinfect on repeat, and let the room sit dormant for a few weeks while rooting the cuttings in a safe zone. I want to come up with a plan to treat the cuttings to ensure the pest is not transmitted to the next round, as I've read that some have struggled to do this successfully.
My thought was to take the cuttings, give them a soak in pyrethrin solution, rinse and dry, them let them sit in a ziplock the refrigerator for a week or so before recutting stems and rooting.
However, I've been given some insight about how this is done in the wine world here (at least in South Australia)
when being imported from know phylloxera regions:
"Cuttings/rootlings must have been subjected to a hot water dip treatment (54 C ± 1C for 5 minutes) immediately prior to dispatch to South Australia; [Hot water treatment at 50C for 30 minutes is an acceptable alternative.]"
Caution: Some plant material may be damaged by this treatment. A trial treatment is recommended unless the response of the plant material to this treatment is known."
I would guess that this hot water treatment (55 C = ~130 F) would kill eggs, as well as live bugs, but I imagine it would also most likely kill the cuttings, or compromise chance of rooting. What do you think?
any thoughts are appreciated!
Max