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Whimsy_girl
True Blue Farmgirl
576 Posts
USA
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 Posted - Aug 04 2005 : 11:33:21 PM
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I was asking around at the farmers market about how they keep the earwigs out of their corn as I am having a problem with them and they told me to get some seven. They say it is a pesticide but it is approved for organic use....Does anyone have any insight on this stuff?
you can be oh so smart, or you can be oh so positive. I wasted a lot of time being smart I prefer being positive. James Stewart in the movie HARVEY |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
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Posted - Aug 04 2005 : 11:46:18 PM
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| I'm pretty sure it's spelled Sevin and I think it is not organic, (unless I am wrong?). I remember using it years ago and it kills everything,I would be really careful. How about Diatomaceuos Earth? It's more pricey, best used in dry weather but you don't have to worry about killing the whole eco system using it. |
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
705 Posts
Robin
An organic farm in the forest in
Maine
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2005 : 03:35:56 AM
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You're right, it is not organic.
Pyrethrin is another organic alternative that works on earwigs. Natural Planet carries it. You still need to be careful with natural chemicals. It's all chemical. Some are natural, some are synthetic.
You can collect a lot of earwigs by giving them a cool dark spot to go into during the day. A board will work as long as it's not sitting flush with the soil. When you lift the soil start stomping before they scatter.
Robin
Thyme For Ewe Farm
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl
1199 Posts
Eileen
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2005 : 12:08:32 PM
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Or when you lift the board be sure all your chickens are there waiting for a treet!
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
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Whimsy_girl
True Blue Farmgirl
576 Posts
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2005 : 12:24:49 AM
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chickens sure sound like the way to go in the earwig department.. my husband thinks they are too nasty to keep up with, so I don't think I'll be able to get any.. I really wouldn't mind one.. One measly chicken can't be THAT much work.. We also have a cat problem out here though so I don't think it would live very long on our property.
you can be oh so smart, or you can be oh so positive. I wasted a lot of time being smart I prefer being positive. James Stewart in the movie HARVEY |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2005 : 08:23:43 AM
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Sevin is definitely not an organic product. Pyrethrin is a good organic pecticide but you have to be careful when using it because it kills everything including beneficial bugs. Try Gardens Alive online as an informational source to see what they would recommend. Then you could buy it locally since you need it right away. I totally hate earwigs -- came in from the garden the other day and one was crawling on my shirt. I think it fell out of my hair -- YUCK! I've heard that a rolled up damp newspaper left on the ground is a good way to catch them.
Kay - Living in Beautiful Washington State
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Aug 06 2005 : 09:46:44 AM
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Sevin is a carbaryl insecticide and like Kay said, kills just about everything. It is extremely toxic to honey bees...and just so you know, this is the product of choice if they decide to spray for mosquitos to control west nile.
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2005 : 09:54:15 AM
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We have had lots more earwigs this year than in the past three years since we moved here. Since it was a wet spring and a hot July we have just had more bugs in general I think this summer.
Jenny in Utah
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - Aug 06 2005 : 4:30:37 PM
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Sevin is also the pesticide used to control Gypsy Moth infestations used by municipalities. Bt is the biological control that breaks down after 48 hours. Sevin is definitely NOT organic and I would not use it ever on an edible crop. LDL levels and application times not withstanding, it is best to always err on the side of non chemical solutions for edible crops especially. I used to place soda cans with the opening side down to the soil and we would catch alot that you can just plug up the can and dispose of. Didn't think to try diatomaceous earth because of earwigs crunchy exoskeletons but do use pyrethrin with good results for many things.We haven't had many earwigs this year which is unusual, but the box elders and a multitude of big crunchy beetles and locust have been overwhelming!
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Whimsy_girl
True Blue Farmgirl
576 Posts
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2005 : 7:41:06 PM
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Bramble, the reason you don't have many is because they all came to hang out at MY house :)
Hal brought home pepsi last night so I can try that pop can idea... Seems like I have way too many for that to help THAT much but anything that gets them out of my corn will be great.
you can be oh so smart, or you can be oh so positive. I wasted a lot of time being smart I prefer being positive. James Stewart in the movie HARVEY |
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