[Market-farming] Japanese Beetles and Milky Spore disease
STEVE GILMAN
stevegilman at verizon.net
Fri Aug 1 13:32:35 EDT 2008
It's my understanding you have to innoculate grass/lawn SOD, because
that's where the grubs develop and overwinter. The instructions say
to put a tablespoon of milky spore powder in a grid four feet apart...
Steve
Ruckytucks Farm
On Aug 1, 2008, at 1:21 PM, market-farming-request at lists.ibiblio.org
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> Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:38:19 -0400
> From: "Wyatt Jones" <wyatt_jones at netzero.com>
> Subject: [Market-farming] Japanese Beetles and Milky Spore disease
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> You can apply the Milky spore anytime during the season from what I
> understand. It also helps to control moles because it kills the
> grubs they eat and they go elsewhere to find food, too bad it
> doesn't work on groundhogs as I have a problem with those guys at
> the moment. To avoid taking up a lot of space here is a link to
> a FAQ with some further info.
>
> www.milkyspore.com/milkysporefaq.htm
>
> I'm not sure if the compost pile way is the best method as the
> spores live on and multiply by infecting grubs, which aren't in
> active compost piles. It seems like a good way to save a step (and
> money) but it works faster if applied directly to a heavily
> infested area of larvae if you can identify it though in the long
> run it takes longer to spread. I does spread pretty well but I
> need to inoculate 20 acres so to save money I plan to dilute the
> spores and be a little patient. Those beetles are really eating up
> my Chinese chestnut trees though and I'm worried they might weaken
> them, making them suseptable to blight. They eat everything but
> seem to favor those above about everything else around here for
> some reason.
>
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