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Old 16-06-2007, 12:21 PM posted to rec.gardens
John Bachman John Bachman is offline
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Default Colorado Potato Beetle

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:44:41 -0000, "
wrote:

What do I do about them? Is there anything on the market that will
kill them off? My little crop of potatoes is infested. Any advice
will be appreciated.


I used to spend an hour every day inspecting my plants and squishing
CPB. The trick is to find the eggs, orange clusters on the bottom of
the leaves, and scrape them off. If you get the eggs there will be no
larvae which do most of the damage. It is a time consuming but
effective method.

If you choose a chemical solution, Imidan will do the trick. READ THE
LABEL!

John