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Re: [Market-farming] Bean beetle parasite: was Cucumber beetle
- From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Bean beetle parasite: was Cucumber beetle
- Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 09:01:34 -0400
On May 31, 2010, at 7:16 AM, Richard Moyer wrote:
Re: controlling
costs, we've found that ordering direct from the NJ Ag Dept Insectary
that produces them helps,
I googled them, and their site says "A USDA permit is required for all interstate shipments." Did you need this? how big of a deal was it?
Did they have a minimum order size, and if so, do you remember what it was?
(Of course, I could just call them up myself, instead of asking you this . . . )
I'm hoping that the predators knocked the population back enough that maybe I won't need to buy them again for a couple of years -- I used to have very little problem with bean beetles, but they got gradually worse every year, I presume as their population built up on the farm. If I only need the predators every few years, that would help a great deal with the costs.
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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[Market-farming] Bean beetle parasite: was Cucumber beetle,
Richard Moyer, 05/31/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Bean beetle parasite: was Cucumber beetle, Road's End Farm, 05/31/2010
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