Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: Orthene for pest control
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hoots dirt (Mark) |
Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)
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How well does Orthene work for squash bugs and cucumber beetles? Is it to strong to use on pumpkin plants?
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12/20/2005 3:39:20 PM
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Brooks B |
Ohio
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Hoots , you mean ortho?
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12/28/2005 3:45:08 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Is the Ortherne in question Acephate?
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12/28/2005 7:53:44 PM
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hoots dirt (Mark) |
Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)
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Yes, according to the label the active ingredient in Orthene is 75% Acephate. Anyone had experience with this?
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1/1/2006 1:48:13 AM
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LIpumpkin |
Long Island,New York
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stinky stuff
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1/1/2006 9:01:39 AM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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I've heard of people using acephate on pumpkins but it isn't specifically labeled for them that I know of. It does a good job on Squash Bugs so some folks have used it. The formulation isn't known to be hard on sensitive plants so if I was tempted to try Orthene, I would practice the usual temperature precautions on a test plant first.
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1/1/2006 10:06:18 AM
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