Leaf Footed Bugs....

gssgarden · July 26, 2009

How do you control them?

What seems to be your most effective method?

Looking for a quick fix. Fast. They seem to be spreading.

Greg

stormymater · July 26, 2009

Sevin - they shake it off & laugh at me
but
Permethrin - they didn't like this stuff one little bit. The jokers that last year peeked around my tomato stalks & scampered all over, poking their probosces into my maters... well, they just aren't around.
Permethrin & Worm Whipper - my mater's new BFF (that and a soil pH somewhere < 7.4)
I got the Permethrin at True Value - pint size - 1 T to a gallon of water & spray away.

stormymater · July 26, 2009

ps - no Sevin used this year at all

feldon30 · July 26, 2009

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gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	Leaf Footed Bugs.... How do you control them? What seems to be your most effective method? Looking for a quick fix. Fast. They seem to be spreading. Greg

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stormymater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a Posts: 1,162	Sevin - they shake it off & laugh at me but Permethrin - they didn't like this stuff one little bit. The jokers that last year peeked around my tomato stalks & scampered all over, poking their probosces into my maters... well, they just aren't around. Permethrin & Worm Whipper - my mater's new BFF (that and a soil pH somewhere < 7.4) I got the Permethrin at True Value - pint size - 1 T to a gallon of water & spray away. Last edited by stormymater; July 26, 2009 at 03:52 PM. Reason: just say no to Sevin

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