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 Mustard Green Pests

5/9/2013

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Dried green lace....that's how mustard greens look after they've been devoured by harlequin bugs.  This crop is lost, so I'll cut it back and see if it returns....

I found this article on harlequin bugs and stink bugs from Toxic Free NC.

As the article recommends, I've been picking off the harlequin bugs (mustard greens) and the stink bugs (potatoes) -- they're so funny-looking, I hate to squish them.

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Sandor bought this and we've sprayed it in isolated areas.  Spinosad is a biological pesticide, not synthetic.  But now I read it's toxic to bees. 

We are collecting our Queen and bees on Saturday.  One tip I picked up, is to spray when they go into their hive, since it's less toxic when dried than wet.  More research on this is needed -- and any input from other growers is welcome....

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