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Post by lavandulagirl on Mar 26, 2007 9:03:53 GMT -5
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Post by johno on Mar 26, 2007 10:24:52 GMT -5
[Here I go again, not listing my sources...]
Working from memory, I recall reading a university trial of Surround for squash related pests. In the trial, there was a difference, but it was minor...
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Post by johno on Jun 12, 2007 15:46:56 GMT -5
Arrgh! I saw one today, but it was too fast for me!
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Jun 12, 2007 18:03:18 GMT -5
Get out the DE and sprinkle the vines where they emerge from the ground with DE once a week..it has worked well for me the past two years..
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Post by lavandulagirl on Jun 14, 2007 5:43:14 GMT -5
Haven't seen a borer yet, but I'm going to get out there with the DE as soon as the rain stops. Know what I'm seeing a lot of this year? Those moths that make cabbage loopers.... stupid moths!
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Post by houseodessey on Jun 16, 2007 19:39:41 GMT -5
I had a lot of the white moths with the black dot on each wing. Their children wreaked havoc on my broccoli and brussels sprouts. What are they?
I had to pull 4 out of 9 squash plants and burn them Thursday due to SVB's. The rest seem to be doing ok after they got a BT injection. I don't want to dust as I have swallowtail cats on my dill and also on some weeds that must be related. At any rate, I was amazed at how quickly the borers shut down my zuc's and yellow squashes. Awful creatures, those borers.
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Post by MawkHawk on Nov 30, 2007 13:41:22 GMT -5
I know that this is an old thread, BUT...
This past summer I sprayed the base of my vines with Rotenone and did not lose a single plant to SVB's . Summer '06 I lost 50% of my plants to SVB's. The grubs ingest the Rote when they bore into the vines then die.
How does DE work with SVB's?
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Nov 30, 2007 15:52:28 GMT -5
They ingest the DE (same as they would Rotenone), except that DE chews up their little innards and they bleed to death... Sadistic aren't I??
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Post by MawkHawk on Dec 2, 2007 9:38:52 GMT -5
Well, DE would sure be a better organic choice tho.
How do you get it to stick to the plant?
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Post by lavandulagirl on Dec 2, 2007 11:04:35 GMT -5
I dust the base of the plant, MH... that's where the rain dilemma comes in. I've never used Rotenone. How un-organic is it? I'm not a totally organic gardener, but I do want to be able to pick and eat as I work.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 2, 2007 11:08:17 GMT -5
Mark, dust the vine as it comes out of the ground for SVB's. I do it weekly, with touchups in between if we have rain. I also use DE on leaves of plants for cucumber beetles and squash buggs, UGGGGGH
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Post by johno on Dec 2, 2007 11:14:02 GMT -5
Lav - Rotenone is organic, but I sure wouldn't want to eat it!
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Post by bluelacedredhead on Dec 2, 2007 19:44:27 GMT -5
Did you know that rotenone will kill a cat?? Shuts down their kidneys same as drinking antifreeze does. Not a good thing for use where kitty has access.
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Post by lavandulagirl on Dec 2, 2007 20:04:59 GMT -5
Well, so much for that then... 
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Post by flowerpower on Dec 3, 2007 5:14:22 GMT -5
This might sound really dumb. lol The rocks here are filled with fossils of (hard shelled) sea creatures. Would that make the soil partially diotomaceous? I really dont see many slugs and haven't had probs with SVB. I only had Beetle probs this yr. The farmers say that was b/c of the mild winter.
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