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Ann · 29-05-2007, 10:27 PM posted to ne.general,rec.gardens

expounded:

Anyone know where I can buy Thuricide in the Boston area or
surrounding suburbs?

I have two trees that are getting decimated by winter moth
caterpillars and I want to spray at least a portion of the trees so
they hopefully don't die before the state's parasite program takes
effect.

-MVL
A local arborist I spoke with said the nasty little *******s are two
weeks behind (due to the winter we had). I have a beautiful weeping
cherry out front that hadn't suffered any damage yet. He said to
spray anyways, and he was right!. You can buy Safer Caterpillar
Killer (active ingredient is Bacillus thurigensis var. Kurstaki, or
Dipel) at most hardware stores, nurseries, Home Desperate, etc. It
works wondefully. Gives the nasties a bellyache they don't recover
from G
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Ann, gardening in Zone 6a
South of Boston, Massachusetts
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