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  • From: "Richard O'Barr" <aatopgunaa@mindspring.com>
  • To: "hector black" <hblack@twlakes.net>, "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
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  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Grape Vines and Japanese Beetles
  • Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 11:42:39 -0500

Since Milky spore is a bacteria I would think that chlorinated water to
distribute would be a no no.
TG
----- Original Message -----
From: "hector black" <hblack@twlakes.net>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Grape Vines and Japanese Beetles


> They can really do a job on grapes. French hybrids are their favorite,
but
> labrusca hybrids get pretty well chewed on here. We walk out in the early
> morning when they are too cool to fly and knock them off into buckets
> (small) of soapy water where they quickly drown.
> I've heard that granite dust (waste from a granite tombstone maker)
> dusted on the foliage early in the day when dew is still there, will deter
> them. Hope to try that this year.
> Milky spore is an OK organic practice, but there have been bad batches
> of the stuff. That should be improved by now.
> Hector Black zone 6 middle TN
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Williamson" <swilliamson@acespower.com>
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:42 AM
> Subject: [NAFEX] Grape Vines and Japanese Beetles
>
>
> I just planted three grape vines this spring and have read that Japanese
> Beetles take a liking to them. I was wondering if anyone knew if I should
> be real concerned about them or not. I have only lived at my current
> location about a year and didn't notice a large number of them last year,
> but it could have been an off season for them. I am trying to go organic
> with my property and would like to avoid spraying if possible. I'm
assuming
> that once the vines get larger they can handle minor problems, but I don't
> really want the find them defoliated the first year I've had them planted.
> Any suggestions and/or info would be much appreciated.
>
> Scott Williamson
> central Indiana
> zone 5
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