neem (flea beetles)

five springs farm fsfarm at mufn.org
Sun Apr 16 10:43:31 EDT 2000


One really effective deterrent to flea beetles (I think that is what you
mean) is a floating row cover. We often use remay but there are many other
brands.

Jim and Jo
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From: Adriana Gutierrez & Dennis LaGatta <gutierrez-lagatta at home.com>
To: market farming <market-farming at franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 6:26 AM
Subject: neem


> Does anybody know of a reasonably priced source for neem oil?
> Concentrated or not?  As an alternative, has anybody else dealt with
> flea hoppers?  They look like little tiny black chinch bugs (1/32" long)
> and leave tracks that look like leaf miner damage on basil and
> watercress.  Pyrethrins, soaps and rotenone don't help.
>
> Adriana
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