{"id":7892,"date":"2020-10-18T13:40:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T20:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=7892"},"modified":"2020-10-18T13:40:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T20:40:55","slug":"insect-infestation-of-a-variegated-agave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=7892","title":{"rendered":"Insect Infestation of a Variegated Agave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning I noticed that my little variegated agave had some yellowing sections. I first thought it might be the result of too much sun, not enough water, or maybe both.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids1_IMG_7035.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids2_IMG_7034.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On closer inspection I found an insect infestation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids3_IMG_7036.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids4_IMG_7039.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids5_IMG_7042.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used a solution of water, alcohol, and Dr. Bronner\u2019s peppermint soap to remove the insects with cotton swabs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids6_IMG_7053.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids7_IMG_7056.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids8_IMG_7041.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids9_IMG_7050.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids10_IMG_7051.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class='centered' src=\"\/images\/AgaveAphids11_IMG_7052.jpg\" alt=\"Agave and Aphids\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The agave was placed in a sheltered space in the greenhouse away from other plants.<\/p>\n<p>How did I miss the start of the insect infestation? I have not been venturing out much because of COVID and the lousy air quality from the California wildfires. Not able to care properly for my gardens.<\/p>\n<p>It is not unexpected to have insects, especially spider mites, in my gardens. We haven\u2019t had rain for months. I did miss seasons and those all day rains that can occur in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest.<\/p>\n<p><b>Agaves Allergic Reaction<\/b><br \/>\nLast week I began striping fiber from a dried agave leaf for possible use in a piece. What I found was the fiber was really too thin and that I am allergic to agave. I still have red welts on my arm. Today I tried to wear gloves when working on the little variegated agave, but it was too difficult to access small spaces. After I finished work, I washed my hands throughly several times. So far, no symptoms of an allergic reaction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proceedings.med.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Namazie-A180528GN-1-BLM-edited.pdf\" >Agave Dermatitis UCLA Health<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"hrVisible\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning I noticed that my little variegated agave had some yellowing sections. I first thought it might be the result of too much sun, not enough water, or maybe both. On closer inspection I found an insect infestation. I used a solution of water, alcohol, and Dr. Bronner\u2019s peppermint soap to remove the insects &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/?p=7892\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Insect Infestation of a Variegated Agave<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,40,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gardens","category-insects","category-plants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7892"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7907,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7892\/revisions\/7907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everythingisnotblackandwhite.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}