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- From: Shawnee Flowerfarmer <farmingflowers AT hotmail.com>
- To: Steve Diver <steved AT ipa.net>, <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:43:53 -0500
Just googled your bug and I HAVE seen his bad boy cousin, the squash bug for which I have never had any effective organic control. Cornell has a study testing out using trap crops of the bug's favorite species; the recommendation was to plant the trap cultivar all around the money crop, then destroy the trap plants. Lots of work, I thought, when reading the study results and most depressingly, one of the favorite squash bug trap crops was Raven zucchini, also my favorite. I hope someone can post a solution. (But really, Steve, if you don't know what to do, who does?) Shawnee, zone 5 > Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:19:55 -0500 > From: steved AT ipa.net > To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs > > Any luck controlling leaf-footed bugs with organic > sprays? > > I never had this problem in Arkansas but they are a > booger down here in Texas. They feed on tomato fruits > and ruin the quality and appearance. > > Have tried Bio-Neem, DE, and Spinosad so far. > They keep on going. The tomato jungle gives > them plenty of cover. > > The bugs squish easy if you can catch them. > > Steve Diver > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > Now you can invite friends from Facebook and other groups to join you on Windows Liveā¢ Messenger. Add them now! |
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[Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs,
Steve Diver, 06/11/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs, Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 06/11/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs, Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 06/11/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs,
Steve Diver, 06/23/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs, Allan Balliett, 06/23/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs,
Paul Wiediger, 06/23/2008
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[Market-farming] Bagged Lettuce Mix for Market,
Melissa Hatalsky, 06/23/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Bagged Lettuce Mix for Market,
breck, 06/30/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Bagged Lettuce Mix for Market, Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland, 06/30/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Bagged Lettuce Mix for Market, SHEILA PAYNE, 06/30/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Bagged Lettuce Mix for Market,
breck, 06/30/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs and a request,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 06/24/2008
- [Market-farming] dealing with rye, John Ferree, 06/25/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs and a request, Bill Shoemaker, 06/25/2008
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[Market-farming] Bagged Lettuce Mix for Market,
Melissa Hatalsky, 06/23/2008
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