Dugout

I've been reading reports about pesticides and who controls their production, how and where they are distributed, and how they are used. I'm wondering if it's all true so I would like to get some feedback from everyone here since we represent such a diverse area.

In the following thread would you please put the region of the US or Canada where you live, type/chemical of the pesticide, manufacturer and how often you apply it?

Sincerely

Chris

markiemark

I dont have a farm and dont use any kind of pesticides. Sorry I couldnt help out.

Dugout

Thanks anyways! For the record even if your just using them in your garden I'm curious as well.

tsakirakos

hey there. i don't think i can help you. my farm is in greece...a few thousands miles away from there.
if i can hel just tell me.

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Paul5388

I used to be a certified organic grower, so I'm pretty careful about what I use.

Most caterpillars can be controlled with BT (bacillus thuringus) with no hazard to other organisms. The controlled species include cabbage loopers, tent worms and tomato horn worms.

Cube root powder (rotenone) and pyrethrins (pyrethrum is the one made from certain chrysanthemums, very short shelf life makes it difficult to use agriculturally) will usually control other pests, but sometimes sabidilla is needed for squash bugs and stink bugs. A search on the internet will provide the appropriate non-chemical pesticide for various species.

Pyrethrins are hard to find, but are available in Bronco equine fly spray and includes citronella. I usually mix it with some diluted permethrin to stretch the supply. Pyrethroids are safer than a lot of other pesticides, but not as safe as natural occurring pyrethrum.

ncg45

Only have a small garden, but this year we are trying to be 'organic' and not use any sort of pesticides. In prior years I've used 'Sevin Dust' and a Malathion spray to control pests and insects.

ShovelheadDan

Don't have a farm nor a garden so I don't use them either. I use my tractor to pull a bush hog and a finish mower.

Deerlope

I garden but I am strickly organic.

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NutmegCT

I have a half acre vegetable garden, plus several acres of rye, potato, squash, corn. Don't use any pesticides at all, but I do use pest repellents. I use black walnut leaf, chopped onion, hops leaf, elder leaf, and dock, all as solutions in water as a spray. No toxicity, but very effective. I make the repellents myself, and apply daily for about a week until the insects have "moved away".

By the way, I assume by pesticide you mean something which kills insects, not larger animals. I use other controls for those, but don't consider them pesticides.

Hope this helps.
Tom in Connecticut

Country Boy

My dad and I have a small 120 acre dairy farm here in Wisconsin. The only spraying we do is on the corn ground, and that's mostly herbicide. We do use the Triple Stack on the corn as we are corn-on-corn this year with the BT and YG traits along with the RR trait. We don't have too many issues with bugs here, which is surprising, seeing as we are located next to a swamp and are 4 miles from the Brillion Wildlife Area which is mostly wetlands and swamp. I have used Dragon Dust with Copper to eliminate some blight and other issues in the garden. Try to keep the sprays off the garden as much as possible, but I do use them when necessary.

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Holster pesticide

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wjjones

I used them in the past here in Tn but its been 9 or 10 years because i have went organic as well.

Paul5388

Bordeaux mixture contains copper and is very effective as a fungicide. Micronized sulfur is another good fungicide and will help combat brown rot somewhat in peaches and other stone fruits.

Scale can be controlled with dormant oil, aphids and spider mites are controlled with soaps (that doesn't mean Ivory!).

Here's an old picture of some of what we tilled (Satoh Beaver was used with a 48" tiller) in the 1980s.

dourobob

Certified Organic here - no pesticides

PoPatt

2 small gardens, one in the Fox Valley and one in the UP of MI. No pesticides used at all. Not trying to be organic just works out that way :-)

tractor beam

We don't use pesticide at all Dugout. Sorry.

NutmegCT

As an aside, I'd think one really interesting thing would be to learn what folks use to control pests instead of pesticides. Pesticides can be organic, right?

Tom

sandlapper

I stared Bee Keeping and have quit using pestices. They are hard enough to keep heathly as it is.

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Stryker777

We only use Sevin dust on our trees when the japanese beetles invade. This year they are really bad. Lost 90% or more of our peaches already. We are in Central US. Normally we do not have to use anything. It is a sad thing that the japanese beetles are getting so far out of hand.

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b52c130

Northern New Jersey - Home Owner. Just use "Preen" in the early Spring to control weeds. Thanks, and I hope that your survey works out. NJDale