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Old 06-12-2012, 04:23 PM
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Tear one of the partially opened buds a bit by peeling off a petal and look for very tiny white bugs. Thripes is their name, and if you see them then they're famous for what you've described. Any good insecticide will take care of them. Lady Goodwife like her homemade soap, I like Neem Oil. Once a week for a month should do it, but keep an eye open because those little suckers (pun intended) will come back and are hard to keep away. Good luck!