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Darkman
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Location: Pensacola Florida South of I-10 Zone 8b/9a
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| Posted: Wed 10 Jul, 2013 3:02 am |
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I seem to recall that commercial Florida Citrus growers spray or apply Imidacloprid four times a year.
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Joined: 11 Jul 2010
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Location: Beaumont, TX (zone 9a)
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Darkman,
thanks! This is something to try next year.  |
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buddinman
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Joined: 15 Nov 2005
Posts: 342
Location: Lumberton Texas zone 8
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They will show up on each flush of new growth if not sprayed when the new growth starts. |
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Fascist Nation
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Joined: 23 Dec 2011
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Location: Phoenix, AZ 9b, Sunset 13, AHS 11
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| adriano wrote: | | I heard that, if you buy 1000 ladybugs, 900 fly away to your neighbor.... |
More likely 996 fly away. That is actually typical ladybug behavior---they quickly disperse far. If you don't have anything for them to eat (which is a good thing) obviously they won't hang around either. Which of course means if you are going to use beneficial insect control rather than poisons then you must allow some pests for the prey. Also, ladybugs don't like temps above 90F. So around here ladybugs are early and late and lacewings in between. If you leave garden refuse overwinter next to the composing area you can get ladybugs to overwinter fairly readily.
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dauben
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Joined: 25 Nov 2006
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Location: Ramona, CA, Zone 9A
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I'm seeing CLM on my trees now. I typically spray the new growth with spinosad on smaller trees and growth on new grafts.
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Darkman
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Joined: 20 Jul 2010
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Location: Pensacola Florida South of I-10 Zone 8b/9a
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| adriano wrote: | | I heard that, if you buy 1000 ladybugs, 900 fly away to your neighbor. it is to much waste. |
OK Here is my top secret plan. I ordered all my neighbors Ladybugs. They will release them and 90% will leave their yard and come to mine.
Just a little humor to help deal with Monday morning!
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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Mon 22 Jul, 2013 4:12 pm |
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Send some my way. 
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adriano
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Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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| Posted: Tue 23 Jul, 2013 11:54 am |
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and some over the pond
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adriano
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Location: Zagreb, Croatia
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these summer i tried to fight leafminers using coffee ground. It did not work. At least it is useful as fertilizer.
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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Mon 26 Aug, 2013 1:38 pm |
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The only thing that works for me is Bayer Advance...
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Darkman
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Location: Pensacola Florida South of I-10 Zone 8b/9a
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| Posted: Mon 26 Aug, 2013 10:34 pm |
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| Laaz wrote: | | The only thing that works for me is Bayer Advance... |
How often or when did you use it?
It will not last 6 months like it says.
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Laaz
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| Posted: Tue 27 Aug, 2013 12:15 am |
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I use it the beginning of June, and again in early August.
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Darkman
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| Posted: Tue 27 Aug, 2013 8:28 pm |
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| Laaz wrote: | | I use it the beginning of June, and again in early August. |
Thank you,
I think to me that would be the last week of April and the first week of July. I'll try that next year.
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