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Paradise Mountain, New York

I was wondering if anyone had any idea as to what to apply to get rid of wire worms if you fund them in your patch?

4/15/2008 12:51:28 AM

San Jose garysand@pacbell.net

steve connolly did an article for the SNGPG AND suggested puting 1/2 of a potato in the ground on a stick every few feet and pull them out after about a week and the worms will be on there for you to kill, he did not say how to kill with any pesticides

try this too

http://books.google.com/books?id=rcQ5yg3R9b8C&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=hot+to+kill+wireworms&source=web&ots=fiyYoBbv5W&sig=-FDIDFOaMURmXfPeL-1XIxBWY1o&hl=en

4/19/2008 2:02:45 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

The last time I had to deal with wire worms I used Diazinon. Since it is now banned I'll need to snoop this one out.

4/20/2008 12:29:15 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

If you're sure they're wireworms: Cruiser

Lorsban (remember Dursban?) is still regitered but not easy for a backyard grower to obtain. Cruiser is a second generation neoniitinoid (same family as Merit) so it's a lot safer for you to use.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r113300211.html

http://www.syngentacropprotection.com/assets/assetlibrary/canada_THX_QA.pdf

4/20/2008 10:36:51 AM