Re: [CH] Aphids

Byron Bromley (Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com)
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 22:37:15 -0500 

steve

Lots of luck to you if ladybugs will control all your aphid
problems, About 10 years ago I tried 100% organic gardening
Used one of Rodales books on organic gardening and followed to
the letter. Absolutly no chemicals of any kind.
 Lost every single plant in my garden to bugs. 

There are pockets around this country that Organic methods just
don't work.  

It's hard to explain to people, that when you turn over 1 squash leaf
and there a several hundred aphids under 1 leaf, 

It's also hard for some people to believe, that I had in 1995, 127
different bugs listed in Rodales book Of Garden Insects plus 
10 that were not,  8 indentified by my county agent and 2 even the 
USDA could not. (My county agent knows)
Last year I had a twig pruner attack some of my chile's
No known controls of this bug. not listed in Rodales

Put yourself in my shoes for 1 minute, look at a 20 by 80 ft garden
that you can not pick or pull 1 single veggie out of that garden to eat. 
because of bugs. All you see is dead and dying plants
Thats a lot of work for nothing.

What would you do ???

When you have "Been there and Done that" let me know
 
Byron

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> From: Steve <snearman@erols.com>
> To: chile-heads@GlobalGarden.com
> Cc: Byron.Bromley@gsd-co.com
> Subject: Re: [CH] Aphids
> Date: Sunday, January 24, 1999 7:28 PM
> 
> Sorry Byron, but this is not quite true. When the plants are moved in
from
> out side the lose contact with all the good bugs like the lady bug ( they
> love eating aphids). I have found a few lady bugs and turned them lose on
> my new young plants when aphids have attacked. They scurry around every
> little stem, bud and leaf working hard to get a tasty aphid morsel. I
don't
> have any aphid problems once plants are put into the garden. I have only
> had aphids build up when plants are inside.
> 
> >If you are having trouble with aphids in your house, wait until
> >you plant them outside. Plan on buying Safers by the gallon.
> 
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