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The insect attacking carnations are: aphid, cabbage looper, corn ear worm, four line leaf bug, Fuller’s 
Rose beetle, fungus gnat, grass mite, greenhouse leaf tier, leaf hopper, mealy bug, red spider mite, slug, 
sowbug, tarnished plant bug, thrip, variegated cut worm and wire worm. 
Red spider mites, aphids and thrips are by far the most common of these pests. HEPT or TEPP and 
Parathion are effective as aerosols. Parathion in spray, dust, or aerosol controls all the insect pests 
which attack carnations excepting slugs which are controlled with a metaldehyde bait. 
Root knot nematodes also affect carnation plants. The affected plants become dwarfed and yellowish 
and if the roots are examined one will find enlarged roots. The nematode is carried in the soil. Steam 
sterilization should be practiced. 
ERLE AIOE 
