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To: Qiviut

Qiviut; It does not seem as bad as previous years. 4 or 5 years ago I put down Milky Spore 2 years running. Perhaps that is having an effect?

I pick the Beetles when I see them and remove them to a soapy water bucket, but I have also sprayed the Beans with a mix of neem oil with red cedar and eucalyptus oil in water with soap (surfractant) in hopes of discouraging them. Supposedly they do not like the scent. Now that its rained I suppose I will need to spray again.


30 posted on 07/08/2023 9:36:23 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission (6B KS/MO border 71F rained last night partly cloudy now)
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission
Pete from Shawnee Mission :" Now that its rained I suppose I will need to spray again."

Don't forget to spray the underside of the foliage too.
A lot of time the bugs will 'hide out' underneath, and lay egg masses there, too.

31 posted on 07/08/2023 9:46:37 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

The milky spore probably helped a lot. We have an old, very large, ‘country’ sort of yard & all we do is mow. We have moles, too - if you get rid of beetle grubs with milky spore, the moles supposedly move on to ground with a better food supply.


32 posted on 07/08/2023 9:48:21 AM PDT by Qiviut (I'm not out of control, I'm just not in their control. $hot $hills: Sod Off)
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