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[Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>]

I know that Spring has arrived in North Carolina because the curculios have 
come out in force in the orchard.  It reminded me of several questions that I 
have been meaning to ask of fellow NAFEXers.

1.  Is Imidan still on the market?  I can't seem to get it locally even 
though it was available last year.  Curculios are the number one stone fruit 
pest here and I am constantly looking for the safest, effective control that 
doesn't freak out the HOA.  Surround is safe, but is considered "not 
aesthetically pleasing" by the local politburo.
2.  Is Bull's-Eye effective against curculios?  It seems that the label 
doesn't mention the pest, but I realize that sometimes pesticides are not 
labelled for a certain pest even though they are effective against it.
3.  Does anyone know of a more reasonably-priced source of peach tree borer 
traps than Garden's Alive?  I left a message with Great Lakes IPM, but no one 
ever got back to me.  I prefer to eschew the nasty chemicals that are often 
used to fight PTB's, but can anyone recommend an effective control 
alternative?  I always catch quite a few in the traps, but can't afford to 
saturate the area enough for control... plus the traps only catch the males- 
not the egg-laying females that really do the direct damage.
4.  Does Ashmead's Kernel have variegated leaves?  I figured the answer is 
"no" and I just got some virus-infected scionwood, but I wanted to check to 
see if my roguing was justified.

Thanks in advance,

Anton
Zone 8