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Date: | Sat, 24 Oct 1998 16:19:22 -0700 |
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Here we have codling moth which pupates at the base of a tree over winter
and crawls back up in the Spring to begin another cycle of biting
unattractive hole in my apples. . Sounds a bit like the hive beetle in
this. I know there is a commercial preparation called Tanglefoot. This
extra gooey substance works to block insect migration when spread around and
upon a tree trunk by the "orchardist" (It's OK, I call myself a beekeeper
what I'm not contemplating my latest foul-up) . I bought it in an aerosol
can which gummed up well before it was empty. The question... has anyone
come across a home- made version of this and if so, how does one make it and
live to tell the tale! A corollary...... A fine seed company from
Oregon, Territorial Seed puts out a catalogue for the Pacific Northwest and
its environs. It is part wish book and part planter's bible. A wealth of
information on many including organic pactices for the gardener. The point
of this is that they include organic soil drenches for giving ground
dwelling cole crop chewing bugs a new way to aid the gardener as fertilizer
rather than annoying tenants on cabbage roots. I've not used the product, I
prefer a bigger hammer when dealing with this . But if one wants to break
the hive beetle cycle in the ground it may offer some small hammer
possibilites. Edward Markus - Heart's Home Farm
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