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Bug Blog Archives for “February, 2009”
Taking the Sting Out with an Aphidius Sale
Word from the front lines is that growers don’t seem to be ordering enough Aphidius spp. this year. We know it’s because some growers have held back on starting things out hoping to save a few weeks worth of fuel, but it still seems like more should be using them for this season’s aphid prevention. We figure it must be the cost, so while it’s not much, we can put them on sale for a limited time.
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Nematode Packaging: Does it Matter?
I want to get the skinny on [another company’s] dry proprietary nematode carrier, and if it impacts efficacy of nematodes?
We get a lot of emails and phone calls from people asking for more information about our biocontrols: which ones to use, how to use them, and more. Some of these questions aren’t worth repeating — not because they’re silly or anything of that sort, but rather that they’d be of little use to the masses. Others, however, are such universally useful questions they officially bear repeating so all may benefit from the response. What follows is one such question followed by our answer (both edited for this entry).
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Pack Mentality: Biocontrols Buying Groups
Want to save some money? Of course you do. That was a silly question. How’s this for a solution? Don’t go it alone when making purchases. That’s what this entry is all about: Teaming up with others so as to consolidate shipments and save money. Form a buying group. It’s a good thing, but it’s not without its pitfalls. This article can help your pack rule.
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Timely Discount on Horticultural Oil
We rarely recommend conventional pesticides be used as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) program using biocontrols. This is because even biorational or compatible products can still throw things out of whack. This doesn’t mean, however, that there isn’t a time and place for things that come in plastic bottles. There is. For example, using horticultural oil as a dormant oil against orchard tree pests in the off season is a responsible usage.
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Word From The Field
Every once in a while we do a shout-out for more articles from our readers and practitioners. This is one of those times. For years we’ve been big fans of compounded anecdotal evidence. Historically this information has come from you. You’re out there, you’re doing it, and you’re learning stuff we want to learn ourselves then pass along.
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