Toni! You hit that right on the nose and must a say you are a PRO at helping many here avoid these critters along with Rhizzo, let alone rid them for good. You have been there for me with this and I must say, I do not walk around with paper, since most every time I have ever looked for them at nurseries, they can always be found walking on the back of leaves especially this time of year. I figure if I see just a few mealy, or a few mites on any one plant in there, then I would most likely bring them home on any plant. So my chances of introducing any type plant from a place like that is nill, not even from Logee's..I usually wait till spring when I can just leave them outdoors, since there is lots of isolation room out there and natural predetors to do the job of ridding them.. Who has isolation wards in our small homes...? lol I thank you for all your ideas, and especially for your input in keeping my plants happy:-))) Mike

East is East and West is West...... Shades of Kipling.

Stephanie-it took me a couple of days to muster the courage to ask! lol I also read somewhere on this website that "Barb... of mikeandbarb fame" (who replied to the question) is a real sweetheart and hopefully we'll get to meet her at the next swap!! AND all the other characters on this site!

James, no Ramones at the reception but I still own a nice sunburst Mosrite guitar. Yup, the one made famous by Johnny Ramone, LOL, and I can't even play a guitar! See, we would get along just fine, come on up, The salmon are just starting to run, and the big 4 year olds are just now hitting the rivers. Only 10 miles from my house, too, and local guides are just starting to catch a few coho and some of those big chrome steelheads.... Annie