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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

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

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

Thornhill, Ontario, Canada

And, with some luck, maybe it kills SVBs!

5/2/2006 10:03:32 PM

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

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

Garden State Pumpkins

low butterfly count this year I'll bet

5/4/2006 3:58:22 PM