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  • From: "Elaine Granata" <ecgranat AT ouray.cudenver.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re:Field bindweed
  • Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 21:02:09 -0600


Don: The bindweed mite is Aceria malherbae, common name is bindweed gall
mite. the sheet they sent me describing them says they are established in
Texas.

Elaine
----- Original Message -----
From: Maroc <maroc AT islandnet.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:33 PM
Subject: [market-farming] Re:Field bindweed


> Elaine, do you know the name of the mite used to control bindweed?
>
> Don Maroc
>
>
> on 8/7/02 7:42 PM, Elaine Granata at ecgranat AT ouray.cudenver.edu wrote:
>
> > Colorado Dept of Ag has a mite that controls bindweed. It keeps it from
> > flowering and stunts its growth. I just released them 2-3 weeks ago and
> > hope they colonize so that next year I'll begin to have some real
control.
> >
> > The mites were "discovered" by the USDA and are distributed through the
> > states.
> >
> > Elaine Granata
> > Granata Farms
>
>
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