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It's official, I spotted my first SVB yesterday.

6/20/2011 9:10:22 AM

South Hero, VT

Tom, another reason to put tequila in my beer--as if I needed an excuse.

SVB traps go up TODAY!

6/20/2011 2:05:29 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

caught one male and one female today!

6/20/2011 7:04:24 PM

Castleton,Vermont

had 1 in my patch today !!!!

6/20/2011 10:28:53 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Anyone have links to pics of males & females? Thanks!! Peace, Wayne

6/21/2011 1:54:21 AM

Buffalo, New York

none here yet....or atleast i havent seen 1 along with cukes either

ordered my traps the other day just for some added protection.

6/21/2011 2:00:29 PM

Ct

Caught 5 SVBs in the trap since last week.

6/21/2011 3:12:22 PM

long Island

They are on Long Island now. Got 6 in the trap so far.

6/21/2011 7:11:14 PM

Navarre,OH

Keep them your way, we don't want em over here! :P

6/21/2011 8:36:18 PM

long Island

They are really huge this year. two of them flew into the patch today and they were unbelievably big. At first, I thought they might be some kind of wasp, but upon closer inspection, they were in fact svb`s. It was a very cloudy day, so I mixed up a batch of Sevin and they both took repeated direct hits. It seemed to have absolutely no effect on them. One of them took off and never came back. The other one, as I watched, went right into the trap.

6/22/2011 4:04:31 PM

long Island

After this very traumatic experience with the svb`s today, I mixed up a gallon of Bayer tree and Shrub, with some fish, and did a drench. I used one tablespoon of each. Did I use to much or not enough?

Hopefully the Bayer T and S is still good. It is from last year.

6/22/2011 4:09:34 PM

Honeoye Falls New York

tom what do you recomend in fighting these things besides traps

6/29/2011 9:48:35 PM

Ohio

wally, you need to use ALOT more Bayer Tree and Shrub to your per gallon mix when drenching, Bayer Tree and Shrub only has 1.47% of Imidacloprid in it.

Here is what Steve Jepsen (Tremor) posted on bp.com that has really helped me in mixture rates when applying pesticides with (Imidacloprid) Merit

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"All Imidacloprid formulations are produced using technical grade Imidacloprid that is manufactured by Bayer CropScience. The asterisk* denotes a version not labeled for use on cucumber, squash, pumpkin, etc. But pumpkins can't read. All rates are calculated per acre first. Then I'll divide by 43.56 for the rate per 1000 sqaure feet.

It is best to apply Imidacloprid a week or two prior to planting out in at least 2 gallons of water per 1000 square feet then water it in slowly without puddling. This will control Cucumber Beetles, SVB, & Aphids for about 90 days.

Then repeat the same drench application also watering in at 90 days to cover the rest of the season.

First the Flowable liquid formulations:

Bayer Tree & Shrub*........1.47% Imidacloprid 233-350oz/acre
Bayer Merit 2F*...........21.40% Imidacloprid 16-24oz/acre
Bayer Admire 2F...........21.40% Imidacloprid 16-24oz/acre
Bayer Provado 1.6F*.......17.40% Imidacloprid 20-30oz/acre

Now the various Wettable Powder formulations:

Merit 75WP*...............75.00% Imidacloprid 6.4-8.6 oz/acre
Merit 75WSP*..............75.00% Imidacloprid 6.4-8.6 oz/acre
Provado Solupak*..........75.00% Imidacloprid 6.4-8.6 oz/acre




So........

Bayer T&S.....................5.35-8 oz per 1000 square feet
Merit 2F...................10.3-15.4 ml per 1000 square feet
Admire 2F..................10.3-15.4 ml per 1000 square feet
Provado 1.6F...............12.8-19.3 ml per 1000 square feet
Merit 75WP & 75WSP..3-4 level teaspoons per 1000 square feet
Provado Solupak.....3-4 level teaspoons per 1000 square feet

7/2/2011 8:55:13 AM