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OK All, I have a Pest Control/Gardening Question...
08 Mar 2012 | US Navy Vet

Posted on 03/08/2012 8:10:03 AM PST by US Navy Vet

Has anyone EVER used nemotodes or Milky Spore to control Japanese Beetles and/or Flea Larva?


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1 posted on 03/08/2012 8:10:12 AM PST by US Navy Vet
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To: US Navy Vet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1YiIiPUQR8


2 posted on 03/08/2012 8:12:51 AM PST by mkjessup (Just be careful, nematodes are nothin' to mess with ... lol)
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Nematodes? That's a new one to me. I've heard of people using milky spore though.

You'll get some better answers here before long, but don't forget the county extension of your state's land grant university. They'll have authoritative info on all subjects horticultural as they pertain to your locale.

3 posted on 03/08/2012 8:13:43 AM PST by OKSooner (Never take a known wise-@$$ shooting with you.)
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To: US Navy Vet

Sevin dust.


4 posted on 03/08/2012 8:20:29 AM PST by org.whodat
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To: US Navy Vet

I use Talstar One. It kills everything.


5 posted on 03/08/2012 8:21:04 AM PST by yobid (Si vis pacem, para bellum, If you wish for peace, prepare for war)
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Nematodes kill darn near every vegetable we put in the ground.


6 posted on 03/08/2012 8:21:23 AM PST by Iron Munro ("Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight he'll just kill you." John Steinbeck)
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Yes. Works very well, but it is not a quick fix. It took me about two years before those critters were gone. Got rid of the moles as well, when their food sourse was gone.


7 posted on 03/08/2012 8:21:27 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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If you don’t want to use chemicals,
look into “diatomaceous earth”.
Kills anything with an exoskeleton.


8 posted on 03/08/2012 8:23:00 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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Used beneficial nematodes for weevils and fleas. Two different types of nematode applications (one burrows searching for weevil/beetle larvae and one holds its ground waiting for fleas passing by. Buy enough for two applications 7-10 days apart, keeping the unused nematodes in the refrigerator. Soil must be above 65ºF. Apply at or after dusk, as UV sunlight will kill the nematodes.

Excellent results. Will definitely use again.

9 posted on 03/08/2012 8:23:35 AM PST by NautiNurse
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Try putting up a picture of Helen Thomas. That would keep anything away.


10 posted on 03/08/2012 8:23:35 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Be careful of believing something just because you want it to be true.)
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I have 2 Hives of Honey Bees(anyone want Honey this year ;-)) and cannot use ANY Chemicals on my land. So I am Looking to Lady Bugs, Milky Spore and Nemetodes to do the trick. Japanese Beetles ATE my Garden Last year AND My POOR Doggys were in FLEA agony!


11 posted on 03/08/2012 8:25:34 AM PST by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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I garden the way my grandparents did, which was organic because you used what was available on the farm. I find liquid soap (not detergent) spread on leaves, sometimes, you might have to dip the leaves in the suds, works wonders for a bunch of nasty critters, including aphids.
I also plant extra for the birds, encourage swallows to build nests.

Sevin does work. Nemotodes are dangerous, will eat everything.

Then there’s paying the neighborhood kids a nickel per beetle, which works until they get old enough to say “that’s SO GROSS!”


12 posted on 03/08/2012 8:30:04 AM PST by jayrunner
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I have a serious Japanese bettle problem. Last year I used about $150 worth of a Scotts product for grubs (I think it was called Grub-X) which diminished the problem to a perceptable degree but did not end it. My property is about 3/4 acre.

This year I'm planning to try Milky Spore. I know it's a multi-year proposition.

13 posted on 03/08/2012 8:30:04 AM PST by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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Let’s nuke ‘em from space — it’s the only way to be sure.


14 posted on 03/08/2012 8:34:30 AM PST by thanatz
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To: MrB; All
“...’diatomaceous earth’.
Kills anything with an exoskeleton.”

BALONEY! Like most “organic” pest control remedies, DE is way over-hyped. (I've got bugs that LIVE in my bags of DE!) Most will work somewhat, never thoroughly, and usually for a very short period of time.

Despite all the hippie-talk about it, there's a very good reason why man-made fertilizers and pesticides were invented and became popular—the old ways didn't work as well!

15 posted on 03/08/2012 8:35:05 AM PST by ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY
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http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/homegrnd/htms/37lpests.htm


16 posted on 03/08/2012 8:42:29 AM PST by CGASMIA68
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timing is the key and you have to water the crap out of it to wash it in

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/homegrnd/htms/37lpests.htm


17 posted on 03/08/2012 8:44:29 AM PST by CGASMIA68
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I don’t think I’ve seen a Japanese Beetle around here in years. We were absolutely overrun with them in the 80’s. Something in nature has obviously adjusted and is controlling their population numbers.


18 posted on 03/08/2012 8:47:18 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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Never used it; we spritz with diesel. It kills practically any and all pests and quite efficiently.


19 posted on 03/08/2012 8:50:42 AM PST by Rich21IE
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Plant a castor bean plant in your garden and the moles will leave.


20 posted on 03/08/2012 8:53:27 AM PST by org.whodat
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