Re: Beans
- Subject: Re: Beans
- From: T* V* O*
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 18:57:56 -0700
- Resent-Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 18:41:26 -0700
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Beans are quite a delicacy for slugs so yes, you will have to worry about
them when the plants are young. There are a variety of barriers & traps you
can use. My favourite is a new product which is on the market which uses
iron phosphate, a natural compound, to kill the slugs without affecting
birds or pets. It's sold under the name Sluggo, Es-car-go, and here in
Canada, as Safer's Slug & Snail Bait. Did wonders in the early spring here.
That's about it for pests on my beans. I know in other areas you can get
Mexican bean beetles. Handpicking is probably the easiest method of control.
Arzeena
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----- Original Message -----
From: larry newton <ldnewton@mediaone.net>
To: Veggie list <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: Beans
I will be transplanting Gator Green Beans very soon and am worried about
pests that feed on young plants. Are slugs a concern for beans? What are
some other pests I should be concerned about? Thanks.
