Anthony,
the right cover crop will also help by harbouring beneficials that will eat
your mites. Considering adding alfafa for the lacewings.
At 10:13 PM 17/04/2003 +0800, you wrote:
> Anthony, We have very little problem with mites, there are predatory
>mites that will control the bud mites etc. Interesting to note that using
>CT in preferance to sulphur will tend to encourage predatory mite
>populations as the sulphur will kill most of these organisms (the
>exception is Typhlodromus doreenae). The predatory mite Amblyseius
>victoria is susceptible to sulphur sprays. eliminating pesticides will
>encourage natural control of these organisms. As you would know as you get
>plant sap brix to a true brix of 12 or above and pH nearer 6.4 pests such
Laura Sabourin
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Received on Thu Apr 17 2003 - 11:32:39 EDT