Did you try Neem oil? I've had very good luck using it when I've had white flies in years past. It's easy to apply with a Gilmour hose end sprayer. Just blast away. I'd do it in the evenings so it would not evaporate quickly, not be sprayed on honey bees, and the small amount of oil in it would not burn the plants. I've never seen burned plants when using Neem oil, but with this intense heat there's a chance it might happen. Here is a link that might be useful: About using Neem oil ...

Hi Donna. I dont want to piss anyone off here talking to much about dogs because it is a blue bird forum. But dogs on leashes tend to be more aggressive than when not. Level one and two training classes help you to teach your dog to walk on a leash. Socialazation of your dogs with other dogs and people is crucial, but it has to be done early in dogs life or it may not be reversable?. I have been watching my Camo cat very close when he is out. I could never tie this cat out, he is 12 very lean pounds and would hurt himself trying to get off for sure. So far he has not gone near the box. IM not blind to the fact that he could be a danger to my BB's. We had a successful pair in a box right next to the one used now. Because I was a real newbie at BBing, I never did anything to the 2x4 the house was on, or any type of guards and luck be with us that year, they fledged 4 baby bb's! I worry about my Camo cat all the time when he is outside, I love him so much. We live on a dead end dirt road abbutting a mountain range. Up behind the house is a huge field. The wildlife is crazy.Bears,coyotes,foxes, hawks you name it. When Camo does not come in at night I find myself staying up until he is in safe. IM do my best to keep my BB's safe. The BB brinks is in place.

One death is hurtful to the survivors and it adds to the complications when there are mixed feelings including troubles, for it leads to complications in the emotional reactions of the surviving person where there was distance ... but that does not appear to have been the situation with the father. How fortunate that they had decided to resolve some of the issues related to your friend's family and were in the process when this double tragic event took place. I hope that some of the issues had been dealt with satisfactorily before the situation was put on permanent hold. I hope that your friend is able to deal with the death and mourning in a fairly normal way, without extra complications arising from earlier antipathy. There's a message here for us all, I think - when there's been trouble in a family or among friends, it's best to make a substantial effort to get the situation resolved earlier, rather than later ... for later the door of opportunity may be closed for the rest of this life. May God's grace be with your friend and family as they work their way through this difficult period. ole joyful

Hello everybody, Unfortunately, I am having a relapse triggered by a family fight I had today. As I mentioned in my first post, my relationship with my mom is not good and she is very disrispectful with my stuff and has thrown away very special things to me. Things that I really treasured. Today, I picked up a carped that my mom had removed almost a year ago. She wanted to throw it away, but the carpet was in good condition and I liked it, so I took it to a place to have it washed and storaged. Today I finally got it back home and put it behind a wall in my living room. It was well hidden and it wasn't taking too much room. My mom saw it and started acting like crazy and told me she was going to throw it away tomorrow. I got angry and she started telling me that I had my stuff all over the house, which is not true, and then mentioned that the fact I put my little dog's stuff, like his plate and little bones in the laundry room was a problem for her to. This made me get very angry and I went down the stairs because I wanted to make sure my dog's stuff were safe. suddenly, my uncle, who was at home for a visit, stood up and got between me and my mother because according to him he thought I was going to hit my mom, which is a terrible lie. He dared me to fight and I told him I was not going to accept his attitude in my house. Then he asked me to go outside and I said: OK. Let's go. Next, my brother showed up and my mom to avoid the fight. Then my brother told me he didn't want to fight because he was much heavier than me and that it was going to be easy for him. I said: Come on, let0's do it. And he refused it and said he loved me. Ever since my parents divorced he has interfered in many of my family's issues that are not concer of his and sometimes he has tried to act like the man of the house. Today was the last straw and made me lose my mind. He has brainwashed my mom several times, my mom almost always does what he tells her to do and of course, he usually takes my moms side. All this conflict made me have a psychiological crisis and miss my little dog a lot since I feel very alone again and I have no friend and partner at home to rely on. I really didn't need this since I was starting to feel better about the loss of my beautiful Guyton, to heal, to rearrange my life without suffering too much and feel more peace. On top of that, my Psychiatrist took the liberty to show my mom and my brother my diagnosis file after a visit my mom and my brother made to his office, which was a terrible violation to my privacy and to the confidentiality respect Mental professionals have to have. It's the most basic and important rule. Now, my mom is using this as a weapon and threatening me to send me to a mental hospital because my Psychiatrist also told her and my brother she could do that. It is just unbelievable. He betrayed me and put me in a very difficult position. Specially now that I am trying to overcome the death of my little dog and my mind is unstable. It just looks he also took my brother's and mom's side and they are their patiens not me. Now I am missing Guyton a lot again and their loss became bigger again too. I am lost and sad again. I really hope you can reply to me. Thank you very much in advance for your help and kindness