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  • From: Sam White <cedarrockcsa AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Mexican Bean Beetle
  • Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 05:24:26 -0700 (PDT)

Thanks, Pam!

Sam White
Cedar Rock Farm

Western Md

--- pam AT twinoaks.org wrote:

> A few days ago someone asked if anyone used the
> pedio wasps against Mexican
> Bean Beetle. I sent a message to say I do, but it
> bounced, so here it is again:
> I buy the company pedio wasps from a small and
> friendly company
> in TN. <www.biconet.com>
> They have more info at
> <http://www.biconet.com/biocontrol/pediobius.html>
> You can find a list of suppliers of beneficial
> organisms at
>
> <http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/ipminov/bensuppl.htm>
> Order the wasps when you see the first larvae.
> It helps if you make
> a relatively small first planting, then the
> pedio wasps can get to grip with the
> beetles in time for bigger later plantings.
> Otherwise you'll have to invest in
> more units of the parasite. The sign that all is
> working well, is the presence
> of shrunken brown mummified larvae, (and fewer
> holes in the leaves!)
> Very worthwhile, in my opinion,
> Pam Dawling, Twin Oaks Community, central
> Virginia, zone 7
>
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