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Aaron Fields replied to Dan Wickware's discussion Beneficial Insects

"Our program has used several beneficial insects. The main one we use is ladybugs. We have also used encarcia for white fly and lacewings. Recently we have incorporated predatory mites to help with spider mite populations…"

Apr 29

Paul Lindell replied to Dan Wickware's discussion Beneficial Insects

"Beneficial Insectary!"

Apr 26

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Feb 23

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Feb 23

Dan Wickware replied to Dan Wickware's discussion Beneficial Insects

"We use Trichogramma wasps, Green Lacewing and Ladybugs our truck fram last year. We also used a fly parasites on our cows and goats. This year we will add and will add Mantis this year. We get our insects from http://www.kunafin.com and…"

Feb 23

Mary Watkins replied to Dan Wickware's discussion Beneficial Insects

"I have used the ladybud. Where do you get your beneficial insects from? "

Feb 23

Timothy Gaver replied to Dan Wickware's discussion When to plant

"The following link is about sweet potatoes in Florida, but it may have information you can use. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/cv136 Hope you get more rain this spring than last. Tim"

Jan 25

randy stout replied to Dan Wickware's discussion When to plant

"We order our slips from Scott Farms in North or South Carolina. Easy to find on the web and they carry 6 different varieties. Real nice folks to deal with. Randy"

Jan 1

Dan Wickware posted a discussion

When to plant

Belive it or not Sweet Potato Slipes are hard to fined in East Texas, so we would like to start our own slipes. I have not been able to fined information on how to or when to start the slipes. Could someone point me in the right dirteion.See More

Dec 29, 2012

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Dan Wickware posted a discussion

Beneficial Insects

Does anyone use beneficial insects in the gardene? We tryed the Trichogramma wasps and Green Lacewing last fall. We didn't have to spray untill late fall. The Trichogramma will eat larvae of about 200 species of insects and have been used for years by farmers to control agricultural pests like boll weevils and corn borers. The wasps love urban webworm larvae, thus sparing pecans and other trees from heavy infestations. The lacewings in the larval stage, are known as aphid lions because of their…See More

Dec 28, 2012

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Dan Wickware replied to Gregg Burns's discussion Neem Oil

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Oct 26, 2012

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