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potatoe bugs
Does anyone know of any good natural remedy to keep potatoe bugs from eating all the leaves from my plants? I hate to use chemicals! Someone told me listerine works but I haven't tried it yet. I don't know if I am supposed to dilute it. Any ideas??
StIsadore- Posts : 6
Join date : 2010-05-25
Location : wy
potato bugs
I walk through my potato plants each day, wearing gloves and carrying a can of soapy water. I pick off every red larva and striped bug I find and plop them in the can. You'd be surprised how quickly you can thin them out just by handpicking. If you keep it up, after a few days you should only find a few newly-hatched larvae now and then.
Be sure to pull the plants back and look underneath the leaves, too.
Be sure to pull the plants back and look underneath the leaves, too.
ander217- Posts : 1450
Join date : 2010-03-16
Age : 69
Location : Southeastern Missouri (6b)
Re: potatoe bugs
Thanks, but I don't think it's the potatoe bugs eating them this time. I can't see anything on the leaves at all but some of them are chewed up. I tried the pepper spray and the insecticide spray you can buy last year but it didn't seem to work. I ended up having to use the sevin powder or I wouldn't have had any potatoes at all!
StIsadore- Posts : 6
Join date : 2010-05-25
Location : wy
Re: potatoe bugs
Dear AlGore,
Use ander217's approach, or try something like Neem oil to spray. I have had really good results with that in my garden.
Ok, so I am being a little silly with the Al Gore comment, but he was made famous by his misspelling of the word "potato" - adding an "e" at the end as you have.
I'm a little bit of an English language nazi, so you'll have to forgive me
Use ander217's approach, or try something like Neem oil to spray. I have had really good results with that in my garden.
Ok, so I am being a little silly with the Al Gore comment, but he was made famous by his misspelling of the word "potato" - adding an "e" at the end as you have.
I'm a little bit of an English language nazi, so you'll have to forgive me
MeyerLemon- Posts : 31
Join date : 2010-03-02
Location : CA
Re: potatoe bugs
I can be very obnoxious about that too. But it was Dan Quayle, not Al Gore. I thought of that, too, when I saw it. I just laid down until the feeling to correct went away.
Re: potatoe bugs
So, I'm not the only "grammar Nazi" out in SFG-land!
One of my (many) pet peeves is the misuse of apostrophes (NOT apostrophe's). But this is getting OT....
One of my (many) pet peeves is the misuse of apostrophes (NOT apostrophe's). But this is getting OT....
Re: potatoe bugs
Sorry StIsadore! I should really be in a rehab group!
To answer your question in a very general way, I get a lot of my bug and remedy info at: http://www.ghorganics.com/. If those don't work I take it up a notch and see what Monsanto has to offer.
They had some very interesting info re: beneficial insects and how to attract them also.
To answer your question in a very general way, I get a lot of my bug and remedy info at: http://www.ghorganics.com/. If those don't work I take it up a notch and see what Monsanto has to offer.
They had some very interesting info re: beneficial insects and how to attract them also.
Re: potatoe bugs
You guys are funny!! I never did memorize the grammar rule about those words that end with o's. Thanks for the advice, I'll try it. But PLEASE don't call me Al Gore!!!!! God bless.
StIsadore- Posts : 6
Join date : 2010-05-25
Location : wy
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