Re: The Wacki Dear Abbey!

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• Subject: Re: The Wacki Dear Abbey!
• From: "* A* <c*@value.net>
• Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 04:48:32 -0700

Eric,

I don't know, I was thinking of a little dust buster!

Shop Vac......... just be careful you don't suck one of your prize pumpkins
down the throat of your machine!

Chris Andersen
Moraga, Calif
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> 
> That is one heck of a good idea.  I'll be out there with my shop vac
> suckin' aphids, beetles and ants off my plants.  Watch out slugs! Here I
> come! 	VVRROOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!  THOOOCK!  VVRROOOOM!  THOOOCK THOOOCK! 
> VVROOOOOM!  hehehehehe
> 
> Eric Raymond
> Port Orchard, WA (Slug Capitol)
> 
> 
> Chris Andersen wrote:
> > 
> >
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> > ^^^^
> > > John,
> > >      I'm from the west coast. I had a cucumber beetle siting 2 days
ago.
> > > There were 2 of them on a unprotected back up plant and this has me
> > worried
> > > too. When I remove the cloches from the 4 plants I am tending I'll be
> > > smashing and squishing the ones I can catch. Last year it took one
hour
> > to
> > > get around one plant to kill them . I couldn't keep up with them and
I
> > was
> > > loosing leaves to bacterial wilt. I will start a spray program this
year.
> > 
> > > Hmmm. Not what I want to do. This is necessary to be competitive. So
I'll
> > > do it..
> >
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> > ^^^
> > Shellie,
> > 
> > Of course Sevin or Diazanon works great but here is one more thought in
> > lieu of Spray or in addition to spraying, if you see cukes, squash bugs
> > etc. in your patch.
> > 
> > And yes some of you may think I am nuts.
> > 
> > Get out your good old trusty Dust Buster, make sure the Bats. are
charged,
> > start out with the crack and crevice tool, works the best!
> > Then head out into your patch and just suck them up as you see them!
> > 
> > Chris Andersen
> > Moraga, Calif.

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