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- From: robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>
- To: art AT complum.com, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Cc:
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Pam for corn earworms
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:43:29 -0400
> I guess applying Pam would work if you have 20 corn plants but not very
> profitable in a market crop. I tried hand applied oil on a 1/2 acre many
> years
> ago and it helped but had no effect on worms that bore in the sides of the
> ears. Here is something that might work, About ten years ago pepper
> growers in
> my county began using stylet oil to prevent aphids transmitting virsus into
> our papper crops. We applied the oil at 500 psi with a Hypro 2 gpm 1800 rpm
> piston pump. This applied the oil in a very uniform coating on the whole
> plant.
> I think a directed spray to the ear zone with oil at high psi would be a
> good
> option.
> I prefer to apply a synthetic pyrenthroid at 1/4 ounce AI per acre every 3-4
> days as silking begins usually 5 applications till silks turn brown is all
> it
> takes to get worm free corn. Check with your IPM guys before you do
> anything...Bob. Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.
>
>
> Tell me more. I was going to put the time and money into spraying sweet
> corn.
> But this sounds like the window is minutes not days. If the end of the silk
> gets oil on it, then pollination will not occur, if I understand it right.
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[Market-farming] Pam for corn earworms,
Windsoap, 06/14/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] Pam for corn earworms, Art Petrzelka, 06/15/2003
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [Market-farming] Pam for corn earworms,
Bill Shoemaker, 06/16/2003
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Re: [Market-farming] Pam for corn earworms,
Art Petrzelka, 06/16/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] Pam for corn earworms, robert schuler, 06/16/2003
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Re: [Market-farming] Pam for corn earworms,
Art Petrzelka, 06/16/2003
- Re: [Market-farming] Pam for corn earworms, Windsoap, 06/16/2003
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