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Old April 11, 2017   #16
oakley
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Quite a few leaf munchers out there. Trying to find it in action or by trapping...

A few things to keep on hand like yellow sticky traps, DE, (food grade diatomaceous
earth), Neem, potassium bicarbonate, a copper fungicide, etc. Does not need to be big
amounts or very expensive just handy once the critter is identified. All safe for veg.

Sticky traps are more of an alarm that a problem exists so further action can be applied.
(and will cut down the numbers)
DE takes care of slugs. Cheap and lasts forever. (does not degrade but needs multiple applications.)
Slugs attack at night so a jar lid tucked down at soil level full of cheap beer or yeast/water/flour mix will catch and kill overnight and
let you know if it is slugs. I think a bit of sugar with the yeast helps. (i use stale beer)
-in just a few short weeks i will catch thousands when the hostas rise...what fun. I use
DE and big beer traps and copper wire.

The Rontenone in my pic is probably 10yrs old. Found it in my garden shed and even
needed to open the top, (like a canned cheese shaker top). One little tbsp solved the
problem. Only one plant was affected at that point.

Your POSF is small so needs attention asap.
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