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27 Jan 10 Evelyn (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Jaime, I had the same problem with those small whitefly and little black bugs on my perpetual lettuce. The thing that worked well for me was the yellow sticky sheets from Green Harvest. I think you can get them in other places as well. Just tie the sheets onto a stick amongst the lettuce, close to the leaf crop and next day the sheet is covered in bugs. It only attracts those nasty bugs as the good bugs don't appear to be affected. Safe and organic. Hope that helps. Like Barb I grow most of my summer lettuce in the shade under a tree or in pots near the back deck. Works well and less likely to bolt. Perpetual Lettuce is also good for summer as it does not bolt.

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15 Apr 11 Lyn (Australia - temperate climate)

I have planted my lettuce into a bed filled with mushroom compost. the lettuce are growing slowly but they have small black bugs all over the leaves that are biting holes into them. What can I do to get rid of the bugs?

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