Re: [compost_tea] Aphids and slugs

From: <sbrustkern_at_aol.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 01:12:48 EDT

Hi Bob,

Like your thoughts.....Please distance them from your sales
pitch....Thnx...SB
>
> Date: 8/21/2003 7:14:00 PM Pacific Standard Time
> From: <A HREF="mailto:bnbrew_at_yahoo.com">bnbrew_at_yahoo.com</A>
> Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com">compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com</A>
> To: <A HREF="mailto:compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com">compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com</A>
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> DAVE, Some of the first testing I did with Bob' Brewers was for aphids on
> Iris,. They went away and with very few reapplications they have not come
> back. Followed that with spraying our apple trees that often had aphids. No
> more.
>
> When we were infested with tent catterpillers we sprayed the trees in front
> of our factory.
> The Pillars sat on the tent and starved. Smaller every day until they
> dried up.
> Apparently didn't like the taste of bacteria or fungi. Didn't even fall
> to the ground. In areas we did not spray the leaves were chewed bare.
>
> Applied ACT to 1/2 my neighbors Zinnias, Lovely gal was about to hug me but
> I fought her off. Bob she cooed, the Zinnias you didn't spray are loaded
> with slugs. But none on the ones you sprayed. When I think it is safe I will
> spray the rest.
>
> No knowing what you can get with ACT !! Bob
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