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Wed, Jun 11, 14 at 11:45
| I've got 'em. I've been spraying neem, but what else? Plants are only 4 years old so harvest is still pretty minimal and actually looks done for the season. I usually let the ferns go until fall, should I cut them down now? |
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| Decrease the beetle population by flicking them into soapy water. Repeat as needed. |
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- Posted by nancyjane_gardener USDA 8ish No CA (My Page) on Wed, Jun 11, 14 at 21:11
| I had them pretty bad last year. That was the first year I piled them up with leaves over the winter. I don't know if it was a coincidence or not, but last winter, I pulled the leaves off the bed a couple of times and sprayed with sevin, then re-covered and had very little evidence of the beetle this spring. I never even saw one of the little suckers, so I would find it difficult to flick them into soapy water. Nancy |
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| We have had a serious case of asparagus beetles this spring, as have the local organic growers. At first there were too many to squish, so I cut off the infested fronds and composted them. Then I let the chickens in the patch twice, and I think they did a good cleanup job. I've started to let some fronds grow again, and I'm not seeing asparagus beetle larvae. I think spinosad would work better than neem. It's what I was going to use if the chickens didn't set things right. |
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| Hand picking and bucket of soapy water but no, do not cuts the ferns down now as the crowns need that energy to survive. If you simply cannot bring yourself to touch them then a sharp pair of scissors snips them in half with little damage to the ferns. But neem has little to no effect on them. Dave. |
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