Re: Warrior-T, Sevin, and Methoxychlor vs. Squash Vine Borer Moths

In a message dated 6/29/00 4:09:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Brad2julie@aol.com writes:

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Subj:  Warrior-T, Sevin, and Methoxychlor vs. Squash Vine Borer Moths 
Date:  6/29/00 4:09:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time   
From: Brad2julie@aol.com
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Hey Group,
Here in Indiana my buddy Jim Gatewood and I have conducted 
a couple of independent experiments on live captured SVB moth's. In the 
first experiment Jim tested both Sevin and Methoxychlor. The second 
experiment was mine with a different SVB moth today using Warrior-T.
In the first experiment Jim added Sevin to the container and let 
the Moth cover itself with the product. After watching the Moth for a while 
with no affect he then added Methoxychlor. Still NO AFFECT! After taking 
some pictures of the Moth Jim placed the Moth back in the container and went 
to bed. When he woke up in the morning it was STILL ALIVE! (Tough little 
buggers aren't they??!!)
Today about two weeks later I captured a live healthy Borer Moth of 
my own. BOY WAS I HAPPY! I have been waiting to do an experiment of my own 
for some time using Warrior-T. I placed the moth in a Ball pint glass sized 
container. Then I went to my mini-Barn and removed several drops of the 
premixed Warrior from the container. I then added it to the container for a 
minute, long enough for the Moth to cover itself with the product, and then 
removed the rest of the warrior form the container. What happened soon after 
this was amazing. After 30 seconds the Borer was visibly irritated. Within 
two minutes the Moth was on its back convulsing. Within 5 minutes it was 
DEADER THAN A DOORNAIL! 
I can't explain how happy I was to see this. The last two years I 
have lost my plants to the pests. Hopefully this year will have a different 
ending. I may stll lose my plants to something else but not the SVB.

Brad Walters 
Greewood, Indiana

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Those products are meant to be ingested by the larvae they are not intended 
to kill the moth.


George Brooks
North Tewksbury, MA USA
Approximately 25 miles Northwest of Boston 
in the Merrimack River Valley
Zone 5N
Personal Bests
617.6 1991
641 1993

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