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Pest Control

I have a small garden which I am using to learn before attempting a larger one. I had planted about 50 cucumber plants, and they were ruined by a worm plague.

How you control pests in larger systems?

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Permalink Reply by halemart on February 19, 2013 at 3:11am

Hi,

For worms I used dipel ( BT ).

This is a great price ->

https://www.lehmans.com/p-2904-garden-dipel-dust-4-lb-bag.aspx

I have had zillions of ants putting aphids on my plants, my solution to this has been to put out a custom bait of jello mixed with Borax laundry soap. Works awesome as jello has both sugar and protein both what ants love.

http://www.ehow.com/how_7728442_ant-control-borax-jelly.html

Another trick I use is I take an old Kirby vacuum and I go thru and clean up the squash bugs and leave all the lady bugs and helpful bugs.

Permalink Reply by halemart on February 19, 2013 at 3:14am

P.S.

I use this bulb duster to apply the Dipel.

http://www.amazon.com/Powder-Duster-4MD530/dp/B003L1QJR8/ref=sr_1_3...

Be sure to get underneath the leaves.

Permalink Reply by Juan Carlos Narbon on February 19, 2013 at 6:24am

Thanks a lot. I´ll try the jello and borax mix to control the ants, since I think that the worms come from the aphids.

halemart said:

P.S.

I use this bulb duster to apply the Dipel.

http://www.amazon.com/Powder-Duster-4MD530/dp/B003L1QJR8/ref=sr_1_3...

Be sure to get underneath the leaves.