Re: Thrips
- Subject: Re: Thrips
- From: J* &* N* H*
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 21:18:02 -0700
- Resent-date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 21:19:44 -0700
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http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/rosesorg/msg030140373351.html
http://ipm.ncsu.edu/AG136/thrips.html
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/gh-thrips.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Rudd" <pamrudd@mindspring.com>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 8:14 PM
Subject: Thrips
> I live in the midlands of South Carolina, and we seem to
> be experiencing a bumper crop of thrips this year. The problem
> encompasses at least three counties, and many people that I
> know are pulling up their tomatoes because of the viral diseases
> that are following the thrips. I'm seeing thrip damage on tomatoes,
> peppers, and ground cherries (tomatillo relative). The corn,
> cantaloupe, and watermelons look ok.
>
> Right now I'm using a soap spray every five days, or after every
> hard rain (rare right now in SC). I've put diatomous earth around
> the whole vegetable garden and each plant. I'm debating ordering
> green lacewings.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions?
>
> Pam
>
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