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[david.maxwell@dal.ca]

The way Surround works is it *comes off* on the insects, and they spend their 
time trying to 
clean it off rather than laying eggs.  Using a sticker (or oil) vitiates 
this.  (But if you are using it 
to protect against sunscald, rather than to stop curculio or coddlers, then 
this probably is of 
less consequence.


> I've wanted to try a neem/ Surround combination for some time, but
> didn't because the manufacturer of Surround recommends against mixing
> it with oils & neem is an oil.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Scott Smith <scott@cs.jhu.edu>
> >Sent: May 17, 2010 10:27 PM
> >To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> >Subject: [NAFEX] Mixing Surround and Neem oil in the same tank?
> >
> >John, I have seen folks recommend laying down the initial coat of
> >Surround with a sticker or neem, and then putting the second (and
> >more) coats on top of it.  The idea is it will keep the Surround on
> >because the bottom layer will be stuck tight and will help the layers
> >above it stay on.  I have never tried this myself.