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Asperagus beetles
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kpc2912 7 (
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Thu, May 3, 12 at 12:19
| Does anyone know how to kill asperagus beetles without pesticides? I sprayed them with homemade insecticidal soap, 3 TBS dish soap to 1 gallon water. They laughed at me. Next I boiled 6 cloves garlic and 7 hot peppers in 1 QT water. It was potent stuff because I got a nose full of it. I sprayed the beeltes and asperagus directly. once again they laughed at me and are still living. I dont want to use any pesticide becaue i raise honeybees. What can I do? Does anyone have an effective recipe? |
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RE: Asperagus beetles
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| Just throwing stuff out at random here, because I use chemical controls, but perhaps diatomaceous earth to suffocate/dehydrate the larvae? |
RE: Asperagus beetles
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| Are honeybees feeding on your asparagus? |
RE: Asperagus beetles
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| I'm with ltilton. I used Seven last year (first year with these beetles and they haven't shown up this year) and they were gone in a day. Asparagus is a long way from flowering before harvest time. I suppose one could arrange a plastic tent over the aspargus to prevent drifting while spraying. I used a kitchen spray bottle. |
RE: Asperagus beetles
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| Asparagus beetles can usually just be hand picked off the ferns and squashed. They are easy to see and no chemicals needed. In bigger gus patches some of us use a vacuum to just suck them off. Dave |
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- Posted by jolj 7b/8a-S.C.USA (My Page) on
Fri, May 4, 12 at 19:00
| I/powders that harm bees, even wait till late afternoon, the bees will be home for the night. |
RE: Asperagus beetles
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| Thanks everyone for replying to my problem. I finally decided to spray them with a combination of lemon juice, vinegar, and dish soap. It took a full day, but it killed all the larva and most of the beetles. I cant use Sevin as some of you suggested. any small amount could get on a bee and they carry it back to the hive. Dont need that. Thanks all for your help. |
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