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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae
- From: grizzdover AT gmail.com
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae
- Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:07:12 -0500
Hi Allen,
Sorry for the late reply. I apply it with one of those 3 gallon Solo backpack sprayers. I use a dilution of 1/3 lb Surround per 1 gallon of water. I tried different dilution rates of up to 2/3 lb. per gallon and found anything more than a third pound was just a waste. After blowing through three backpack sprayers in one season, I finally learned to COMPLETLY clean out the sprayer after Surround : ). The stuff turns into concrete if allowed to "dry out" inside a sprayer. This seperate "experiement" was not included in the write-up so I'm glad you asked : ).
I personally have never dipped transplants, but have friends who have. With three weeks (or more) before I put out the solanums this season, I am going to try dipping tomorrow as the flea beetles, with the unseasonably warm weather we've had, have already made themselves apparent and found the eggplant in the greenhouse ( insert four letter words here) : ). I mainly mechanically transplant and fear that if I dipped them (and allowed Surround to dry) before transplanting, all the handling of the plants would remove most of the barrier and I would just have to spray them again.
Ben Saunders
Farm Manager
Turtle Farm: Certified Organic Fruits, Veggies, Herbs and Transplants
Granger, Iowa
On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Allan Balliett <allan.balliett AT gmail.com> wrote:
Hey, Ben - How do you apply it? backpack sprayer? At what dilution?
Do you ever DIP the transplants?
-Allan in WV (hmm, I guess I should have read the write up before asking these questions...)On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 10:50 AM, <grizzdover AT gmail.com> wrote:Hello All,For the last two years I did research on our farm with Practical Farmers of Iowa looking at row covers vs. Surround (Kaolin Clay) to "control" flea beetles on eggplant. The write-up can be found at: http://www.practicalfarmers.org/programs/Horticulture.php . Under the Research and Demonstration heading. A big problem I had was that the flea beetles had found the eggplant transplants before we even put them in the ground so putting a row cover on them just gave them a sheltered life : ). The only downside I found to using Surround is having to reapply it after ever quarter inch of rain which can be every day or twice a day if we get a rainy week.Ben SaundersFarm ManagerTurtle Farm: Certified Organic Fruits, Veggies, Herbs and TransplantsGranger, Iowa
On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 7:27 AM, Andy Fellenz <artisanfarms AT gmail.com> wrote:The only thing that I have ever found that works reliably with flea beetles is row cover. I put it down within a day of the crop being transplanted or seeded. If I have a concern that some beetles are already present, I'll spray with Pyganic also.
AndyOn Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 6:49 AM, Allan Balliett <allan.balliett AT gmail.com> wrote:
_______________________________________________Anyone have any luck with these?WE applied them a few years ago and saw no benefit but it's obvious that its possible to have a nematode package that's not viable.Before my need to control flea beetles causes me to spend $100 on these guys again, I thought I'd ask if they've workd for anyone else on this listThanks
_Allan in WV, where if the flea beetles don't kill everything, the spring drought surely will
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[Market-farming] container suppliers
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[Market-farming] container suppliers,
pech, 04/15/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] container suppliers, Lucy Owsley, 04/15/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
Road's End Farm, 04/15/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
Allan Balliett, 04/15/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
grizzdover, 04/15/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae, Allan Balliett, 04/17/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
grizzdover, 04/15/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
Allan Balliett, 04/15/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
grizzdover, 04/15/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
Allan Balliett, 04/15/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
Bill & Izabella, 04/15/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae, Allan Balliett, 04/17/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
grizzdover, 04/17/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
Lucy Owsley, 04/18/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae, Allan Balliett, 04/20/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae, Allan Balliett, 04/20/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
Lucy Owsley, 04/18/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
Bill & Izabella, 04/15/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] Flea Beetle Control:Parasitic Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae,
Allan Balliett, 04/15/2012
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[Market-farming] container suppliers,
pech, 04/15/2012
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