Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
|
Subject: Bt effects?
|
|
From
|
Location
|
Message
|
Date Posted
|
Edwards |
Hudsonville, Michigan (michiganpumpkins@sbcglobal.net)
|
Just found out my county will be spraying Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to kill gypsy moths... spraying from aircraft at a rate of .5 gallon per acre. What affects will that have on an AG patch? I presume it will kill other feeding caterpillars too, which would be fine by me. But, any other affects I should know about?
Frank
|
5/2/2006 4:03:17 PM
|
moondog |
Indiana
|
Hmmm I know they spray that in northern Indiana where Roger Howard and John Barenie live it seems they have the biggest pumpkins most of the time Hmmmm maybe it helps.
|
5/2/2006 5:58:36 PM
|
Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
|
Frank,
Bt is nothing more than a bacterium. No harm will come to the plants.
|
5/2/2006 6:16:26 PM
|
crammed |
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
|
And, with some luck, maybe it kills SVBs!
|
5/2/2006 10:03:32 PM
|
Edwards |
Hudsonville, Michigan (michiganpumpkins@sbcglobal.net)
|
O.K. Thanks guys. I'll consider it a bonus to my pesticide program this year... :)
|
5/3/2006 9:56:12 AM
|
MontyJ |
Follansbee, Wv
|
Ask them to add a bit of Daconil to their tanks...kill two birds with one stone :)
|
5/4/2006 7:52:49 AM
|
Alexsdad |
Garden State Pumpkins
|
low butterfly count this year I'll bet
|
5/4/2006 3:58:22 PM
|
Total Posts: 7 |
Current Server Time: 1/15/2025 7:58:36 AM |