[CH] NE Pest Cast
byron bromley (byron.bromley@gsd-co.com)
Sat, 7 Jul 2001 10:11:20 -0400
>Are there any precautions one can >take against them?
--- Regards, Cameron.
There is/was an article about hornworm and tobacco at NCSU.
The results of a study shows that if one feeds plants a Nitrogen level that
is just barely above the plant needs, it will greatly reduce hornworm
populations..
IIRC tobacco was N = 2.5, they fed N = 3.
NMSU says ideal N for chiles is 1.5.
In my garden, my plants are fertilized with compost and composted manure..
In the last 8 years, I have found one hornworm..
L.B.