Does Mosquito Dunks=BT Hornworm Killer?

desertlzbn · September 26, 2009

OK, I have a question, and maybe someone out there has already tried this. I found more horn worms tonight, but am out of BT, and the nearest supplier is 45 min. away. I don't want to drive to town in the morning just to get this one thing, and I have some new Mosquito Dunks. Can I just dissolve them in water and use them?

mjc · September 26, 2009

If the dunks are Bt then they are probably a different strain. There are several strains of Bt, each one more or less specific for the types of bugs it kills.

veggie babe · September 26, 2009

Pull them off the toms and stomp them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that's what I do------ no chemicals, no spraying, no problem. I have had a few horn worms lately, I did not know you had to deal with them in the fall too. (newbie thought)

neva

Blueaussi · September 26, 2009

Here's a nice little summation of the different strains of Bt. Scroll down for the list.

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/Insect/05556.html

September 26, 2009	#1
desertlzbn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tucson Posts: 659	Does Mosquito Dunks=BT Hornworm Killer? OK, I have a question, and maybe someone out there has already tried this. I found more horn worms tonight, but am out of BT, and the nearest supplier is 45 min. away. I don't want to drive to town in the morning just to get this one thing, and I have some new Mosquito Dunks. Can I just dissolve them in water and use them?

September 26, 2009	#2
mjc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WV Posts: 603	If the dunks are Bt then they are probably a different strain. There are several strains of Bt, each one more or less specific for the types of bugs it kills.

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veggie babe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: east texas Posts: 686	Pull them off the toms and stomp them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's what I do------ no chemicals, no spraying, no problem. I have had a few horn worms lately, I did not know you had to deal with them in the fall too. (newbie thought) neva

September 26, 2009	#4
Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	Here's a nice little summation of the different strains of Bt. Scroll down for the list. http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/Insect/05556.html