Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: Got that little $*%^&&*@
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growler |
Arcola, IL, USA
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I watered the patch Friday. Woke up Saturday and went out to look and found a mole tunnel had formed overnight and he was burrowing all over my patch. His tunnel came right up next to one of my pumpkins. I set a trap, and within 8 hours I had that sucker!!!! I took the trap out of the hole and he was still alive. I laughed at him and said serves you right sucka. I then threw the trap with him in it on the ground and let him fry in the sun... Am I mean???? Or would anyone else react like this!!!
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9/10/2006 10:50:46 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Traps are an effective way to control moles but this time of year we should be starting to see our 1st & 2nd instart white grubs. This is quite likely WHY the moles came along right now.
Did you use Merit on your entire patch back in May? If not you have a battle looming.
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9/14/2006 7:23:14 AM
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growler |
Arcola, IL, USA
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Yeah, I used Merit on the entire patch. would merit have killed all of the grubs where i sprayed????
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9/14/2006 8:50:03 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Merit doesn't kill 2nd instar (or larger) grubs. It cahn only prevent them.
Merit had to be applied before July 1 for "ideal" results.
When did you apply?
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9/15/2006 7:35:28 AM
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growler |
Arcola, IL, USA
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not sure of exact date, but it was somewhere around that date give or take a week.
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9/15/2006 4:32:29 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Then if the material was applied accuratly you should have grubs. Earthworms attract moles too & we don't want to get rid of them. Keep trapping as needed.
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9/16/2006 12:09:57 AM
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