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13-06-2003, 11:56 PM

(FarmerDill) wrote in message ...

According to the package, sevin is an effective control if
applied more than 7 days apart and no more than 6 times per crop.

I have tried Sevin, Its life spna is too short to be effective,

I sprayed mine about 3 or four days ago and have found no new
friss and or damaged stems since and some developing vegetables. I'll
give it a chance. It is better than doing nothing and getting
nothing.

It is also
deadly to bees, so you have use a spray late in the evening.

Since I have only about 8 plants or so I'll just spray them after
I get home from work and before I go to bed like I did the first time.

The extension
services recommendation is Thiodan but it is also very toxic to bees and I
would not recommend it especially on a cucumber.