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.
This sale is effective until the ordering deadline on March 6th, 2009, and will apply to orders placed by phone, fax, or made online. Please note, though, that the special pricing is good only for orders shipped no later than March 12th, 2009 (unless there is a delay on our end). You may order discounted Aphidius spp. online right now using the links below.
- Order Aphidius colemani online
- Order Aphidius matricariae online
- Order Aphidius ervi online
- Order Aphelinus abdominalis online
Yes, we did include Aphelinus abdominalis in this sale.
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Mike Cherim responds:
Posted: March 6th, 2009 at 12:22 pm →
We’ve decided to extend this sale for one week. The new closing date for placing your order is now March 13th, 2009, for orders shipped on or before March 19th, 2009.
Mike Cherim responds:
Posted: March 13th, 2009 at 3:59 pm →
This sale has been concluded. We will have others, though. To stay current on this sort of thing, since announcements will be made in our Bug Blog, subscribe to our RSS Feed.
A Time For Sprays - GreenMethods.com responds:
Posted: April 11th, 2009 at 3:29 pm →
[…] We used to offer all sorts of supposedly safe sprays, we used to even encourage growers to try an incorporate them into their programs. Thanks to a better understanding of the issues that would arise as a result of this, we stopped doing this for the most part. But we still offer insecticidal soap. Soap is hardly safe to use with biocontrols, though. It suffocates and kills non-selectively. It’s not even very good for plants if used too often as it suffocates the plants as well. But we don’t recommend using it broadly. Quite the contrary. It should be used selectively to target groups of specific pests. The nice thing about soap is once you’ve used it against some pests, it’s rendered ineffective to others insects and mites quite quickly. As soon as it dries to the touch, in fact. If you have a hot spot of aphids for example, showering them with a little soap might be a good thing, just be sure not to soak them if they were likely parasitized by Aphidius spp. (still on sale until 3/13/09). […]