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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 07:53:26 AM
I have a photo on my blog. Can anyone tell me what these are? Can I feed them to my chickens etc.? How can we naturally get rid of them? I really appreciate your help.
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| njaw09 |
Posted - Jul 05 2010 : 07:48:11 AM
They also recommend you use BTSD (but read the direction) as soon you see larvae. Use row cover before beetle appear. Use loose straw as thick mulch around the plants.
I have this great book.
The Organice Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control by Barbara W. Ellis and Fern Marshall Bradley |
| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jul 02 2010 : 08:21:04 AM
And make sure not to plant your potatoes in the same spot next year--crop rotation is very important to deterring pests...
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| msdoolittle |
Posted - Jun 30 2010 : 06:23:29 AM
Yep, Colorado potato beetle! Pick the off as fast as you can. They will eat the plant down to the ground before you can turn around. Add a thick layer of mulch around your taters, this does help cut back the numbers somewhat. I used straw.
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| Annab |
Posted - Jun 28 2010 : 08:00:10 AM
Definitely larve from the pesky Colordao potato beetle
Glad the chickens like them so well....ours do not! |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Jun 27 2010 : 11:53:20 AM
EWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! I'd be burning all the plants. I detest worms. LOL.
Hope you are getting them off.
Marly
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| windypines |
Posted - Jun 26 2010 : 04:28:58 AM
Potato bugs, get picking them off. They lay eggs on the underside of the leaves. They will chew your potato plants down to stalks. I pick and squish on the driveway, to make sure they are dead.
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| Karrieann |
Posted - Jun 25 2010 : 09:54:44 AM
...Guess what! I found it!
it looks like a larve of COLORADO POTATO BEETLE!
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef312.asp
you might find this interesting about the chickens..not liking to eat these :o(
..but ducks love'em
http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/showthread.php?t=355604
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