Re: Killing Borers: Go ahead and poison your paradise!

Insect parasitic nematodes are 100% effective, and live within the plant stem cavity.  They quickly kill any crawling insect that enters the vine, and there is no need to reapply when it rains.
 
The best part is, you won't kill any honeybees, poison your drinking water or harm your children's central nervous system.
 
I tried these last year and had 100% effectiveness.  I slit open every single vine to see if there was any damage or borers at the end of the season, and found absolutely none.
 
You can get instructions from organic garden suppliers.  Essentially, you inject a water solution containing nematodes into the vine approximately every foot.
 
For sure, I had the buggers try to invade my plants because I saw the adult moths flying around my patch for several weeks last year.
 
If there is enough interest, I would be willing to publish a short primer on the subject.
 
Frank Peregrine
Madison, WI
 
----- Original Message -----
From: B*@aol.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 11:27 AM
Subject: Re: Killing Borers

Greg,
          You need to get Scimitar CS or Warrior T, active ingredient (
Lambda Cyhalothrin), for your plants VERY soon or your season is going to be
OVER!!  Sevin will work marginally at best and only if applied frequently and
heavily. I lost my plants two straight years trying to use sevin.  Every time
it rains or you water overhead, you are going to have to reapply.  This is
not the case with Warrior or Scimitar.  They are still at 90% strength after
a 1 inch rain.  Warrior and Scimitar are just as safe if not safer than
Sevin.  Read about them at

http://www.syngentacropprotection-us.com/prod/index.asp?nav=list

and

http://www.syngentaprofessionalproducts.com/prod

Hope this helps,

Brad Walters
IPGA Organizer
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