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  • From: tanis grif <tanisgrif@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Japanese beetles
  • Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:42:23 -0800 (PST)

The Extension people for Madison (WI) area recommend that if you can get the
entire
neighborhood, including the local parks & golf courses, to apply milky-spore,
some
control would be noticed.


--- Hector Black <> wrote:

> I've tried milky spore - first batch quite a few years ago was bad - but you
> don't find that out for a few years - at least if your hopeful like me.
> "Maybe next year". Tried it again 2 years ago and still hoping. Don't know
> how far those things can fly - they may come in from elsewhere.. Never
> tried nematodes - seem pretty expensive. Hector Black zone 6 middle TN
>

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Sadler" <>
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 10:16 AM
> Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Japanese beetles
>
> > Have you tried Milky spore or parasitic nematodes for Japanese beetle
> > control? Oddly, the milky spore disease hasn't worked in trials in the
> > Midwest, but succeeds farther east...
> >
> > Stephen Sadler, Ph.D
> > USDA 9, AHS heat zone 8,
> > Sacramento CA - Mediterranean climate
> >





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