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  • From: Diane Kunkel <thekunkelhouse AT clearwire.net>
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  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Market-farming Digest, Vol 115, Issue 18
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:17:56 -0700

interesting discussion about spotted wing drosophila
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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Carrots (Harriet Allen)
2. Re: New Raspberry pest-back again with a vengance
(Shoemaker, William H)


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:07:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Harriet Allen <hattie_allen AT yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Carrots
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I agree with the flame idea, etc. Carrot seed in the hot soil comes up much
much faster than in the spring. ?Usually within a week. ?That means you have
less time to get it flamed, but also that it will compete a little bit better
with weeds...depending. ?The key is to keep it wet. Radish or beet seed will
come up before the carrots, but be very careful not to let that opportunity
pass. ?A quick flame down the rows in the bed where the carrots have been
planted will save you much time later, or much labor cost!
You do not need a fancy flamer. ?I use a weed flamer I got online from Amazon
that cost about $45. ?It hooks up to a small propane canister. ?I just saw it
on Amazon today for sale at $32! ?Benzomatic. ?Make sure you get the
self-igniting one. ?Has a little starter on it for when the flame blows out.
?Really foolproof. ?I've been using the same one for several years and have
only used about three little canisters for as many years! (Doing about four
hundred foot beds of four rows each. If you are doing a few hundred feet of
bed, it is plenty of horsepower.. ?Takes very little time and so worth it.
?You don't really have to go between the rows of carrots, but in the row
itself and keep the flame moving. You are not trying to cook the soil, but
singe the weeds that are at this point basically invisible. ?Then you can
take a hoe in between the rows when the time comes.
Be sure to do this when the wind is not blowing and if it is very very dry,
keep a hose around and do it when you can actually see the flame. ?Early
morning is great when there is dew, or after it rains works well too, or
after you water. ?I kick myself every time I don't do it.
Keep an eye on the radish or beet seed and flame. ?Make sure you do bury your
carrot seed 1/4 inch. ?If it is on top of the soil, or less than 1/8th inch
covered, you can easily kill it. ?If it has germinated, you'll lose the bed
too. ?It is just about timing and knowing carrot seed comes up fast fast in
the summer.?



Hattie's Garden
31341 Kendale Rd.
Lewes, DE 19958 302-945-0350
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:45:19 +0000
From: "Shoemaker, William H" <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] New Raspberry pest-back again with a
vengance
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IF it is Spotted Wing Drosophila it is pretty susceptible to insecticides.
The problem is that you probably have every stage of the insect present;
eggs, larvae, pupa and adult. You'll need to spray more than once to get them
under control. Because it has a short life cycle, spraying twice 4-5 days
apart may be enough, but I suspect another spray may be necessary. But that
still doesn't address migration of new adults into your patch from adjacent
areas. You may need to spray continuously to address this pest, perhaps
putting on new sprays every 5-7 days.



However, looking at this as an opportunity, if you don't spray you'll lose
the crop and suffer despair about ever growing it again. Why not turn this
into an opportunity to learn what works? If the insect is pretty easy to
kill, why not try several choices, focusing on the least threatening
insecticides first? You could try Pyganic and Entrust to see how well they
control it. These are OMRI approved and have a history of some efficacy on a
number of insects. You could alternate sprays of each, which would reduce the
risk of resistance development. That's important with an insect like this
with a short life cycle. You could throw Neem, or Azidarachtin, into the
spray cycle to see if it works, though I'd be a little concerned about the
smell. If you're not growing organically, Malathion is effective and
shouldn't affect bees. Unfortunately I think Pyganic will affect the bees.



Sorry to hear you're dealing with this again. I'm afraid we all will be
before long.



Bill

William H. Shoemaker,

Northern Illinois Viticulturist - IGGVA

Illinois Grape Growers and Vinters Association

wshoemak AT illinois.edu<mailto:wshoemak AT illinois.edu>

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From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] on behalf of Marlin & Christine
Burkholder [burkholders AT glenecofarm.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 8:45 PM
To: 'Market Farming'
Subject: [Market-farming] New Raspberry pest-back again with a vengance


The new no see-um fruit fly which first made an appearance on our Virginia
farm last summer is back again, with a vengeance! I had considered spraying
an insecticide as the crop started into bloom in July but backed off when I
saw the number and variety of bees and other pollinators on the plants. I
opted instead to inspect the plants with a magnifying glass in search of the
offending flies to see if I could make a positive identification before
bringing in the bombs. I never could see anything that looked like the
spotted wing drosophila which I have been suspecting is the culprit.

Now the first flush is ripening and at least 90% of the ripe fruit is mushy
soft, crawling with maggots, and unfit to harvest. If there is no way of
rescuing the remaining unripe fruit there will be no reason to attempt
harvesting any more of the crop. It looks like we can consider the crop a
100% failure. I am considering bombing them immediately and waiting a week
or more to begin harvesting. Anything ripe now or going to ripen within the
next week or two would be given a goodbye kiss. Does anyone think this has a
chance of working? Would insecticide hitting the infested berries still
hanging on the vines kill the maggots and help reduce the pest load next
year? Would I also need to soak the ground under the plants to get maggots
on the fallen berries? When are the berries being infested? At bloom or
preripening?

The only professional beekeeper still operating in our county happens to be a
next door neighbor. He is struggling with all the new issues confronting
beekeeping, including ?colony collapse disorder? believed to be caused by
environmental poisoning. I do not wish for my activities to contribute to
his demise!

Fall red raspberries have in the past been one of our cornerstone income
generating crops. Should I attempt a rescue maneuver now or should I write
it off this year and plan to go after it early next season?

This thing is hurting us far more than the BMSB invasion that has had
everyone stewing for the past two years!

Marlin Burkholder
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