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[Ed & Pat Fackler <rocmdw@aye.net>]

Jjerk5@aol.com wrote:

> Anybody out there have any experience with "Surround". It's supposed to be a
> barrier made from a kaolin and acts as a covering rather than a pesticide.

     My response-------

     To expand on Don Yellmans typical comprehensive reply, we've done a few 
trials with Surround.  While it literally does work by forming
the barrier, the one thing which I want to reinterate from Don's description 
is the need for total coverage.
     Also, the "barrier" apparently is difficult for many insects to adhere 
to, or simply they can't negiotiate the surface of fruit.
     I've seen results from one large commercial orchard which was simply 
outstanding in results.
     It is available in smaller quantites from Gardens Alive of Lawrenceburg, 
IN and Fedco Trees (John Bunker) of ME.

Ed, So. Indiana, heaven, etc.

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