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Re: Burrowing Pests - Advice Needed

The cage will have no adverse reaction to your plants.  There roots 
will just grow through the wire (unless you are thinking about window 
screening, which is too fine.  Use a fine chicken wire).

There are nemotodes that are sold to kill grubs.  It is my 
understanding they are a parasite to the grub.  They are considered 
organic.  The alternative is grub killer (sold as that at your local 
hardware/garden centre), definitely not organic.

The nemotodes are considerably more expensive (at least in S. Ont. 
and the source I have found) and can only be applied once the soil is 
warm (here it is July).  They don't overwinter.

There are 2 windows of opportunity for the grub killer.  I believe 
one  is now (but I may be wrong there) and the other is in August, 
again this is for zone 6.  Your dates may be different.


On 25 Apr 98 , Harry Santiago wrote:

>  If I "cage" the bottom of the bed down, let's say,
> 6" would my toms, various peppers and legumes be adversely affected? 
...
> 
> I have learned that ridding the area of grubs would help reduce mole
> presence.  So, is there a product available that can be applied to the
> veggie garden which is safe to humans and plants, but deadly to grubs?
Lorraine Young, Southern Ontario
lyoung@npiec.on.ca
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