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Alan Haigh wrote:

> Every season just as my apple grafts begin to emerge they are pounced 
> upon by leaf hoppers, those tiny chlorophyll vampires that seem devoid 
> of natural predators here.  They are my main cause of graft failure.  
> Lady bugs usually eventually control the aphids but weekly applications 
> of Sevin have been my only solution for hoppers.  Does anyone out there 
> have another idea?  Something requiring less work. 

I've used a lot of garlic powder (and fresh mixed in depending on time 
of year) with a little bit of Dr. Bronners peppermint soup (liquid...I 
buy it in gallon containers) on a rather broad spectrum of pests.  I mix 
it up, let it sit in the sun for an hour or two, strain it, and spray. 
I bought up several cases of garlic powder at a local salvage store for 
cheap but before that I bought it from some of the ultra cheap stores.

The problem with the above is that you must reapply after a heavy rain.