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Hi
I am from North Qld and am having trouble with green vege bug on my tomatoes i have been using a IPM program on and off over the years for the grubs and i dont wont to kill my preditors that i have built up. Instead of spraying what would you suggest i use.
Chris
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14 July, 2010 at 5:35 pm
Chris hi
When I lived in Innisfail, i used to spray with a mixture of garlic and chilli. Maina athing is to respray after the rain – which there was almost daily as you know.
The other thing i found out was that some tomaot varieties were “better”than others to grow ie they needed less intervention on my part. Sorry i live d there so long ago i can’t remember the varieties i grew, but i do remember that the smaller cherry toms did better than the larger sanger variety.
Hopes this helps
16 August, 2010 at 10:46 am
the only control method that really works is to remove ALL bugs by grabbing them with a small pair of kitchen tongs and throwing them into a bucket of water. Try to remove them when they are small, before they get to breeding stage. Also check the underside of tomato leaves for patches of bright orange or yellow eggs and either rub the eggs off, or remove that leaf.