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mtgummibear

08-26-2006 06:02:34




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Had heard of Army worms, but had never seen the damage they can do until now. Neighbor here in Georgia had his Bermuda grass hay field shredded in a matter of 24-72 hours. I"m guessing the hayfield is about 15-20 acres.

It was amazing to me to see how quickly it happened. Went into the field and could see the "buggers" on just about every stalk of grass.

I thought it would be interesting and educational to hear some othere people tell their Insect/Pest horror stories.

Larry

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OL Chief

08-26-2006 18:00:59




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 Re: Pest Horror Stories in reply to mtgummibear, 08-26-2006 06:02:34  
Had a farm Close to Katy,Texas.Some neighbors around had army worms but I never saw one on my 306 acres.Years ago farmed clover and alfalfa in Carroll County,Maryland.Strange,my next door neighbor just 50 feet across my lane was raising Alfalfa and had tons of weevles and leaf hoppers despite spraying heavily.My clover field had practically no bugs.My field had been fallow for years so I limed it and had a fine crop.Iam no expert at farming but have done so as naturally as possible with as little salt fertilizer as possible.If I spray it is mostly for weeds not bugs except in the peach orchard were insects are awful.My neighbors all like to go heavy on chemical fert.and do get better yealds but I dont have the heavy input bills.I don't really know the answers but,bugs seem to enjoy the plant juices provided by chemical fert.I get some good info. on natural stuff reading a farm magazine ACRES USA.You can reach em at 1 800 355-5313.I do not work for them,but if you call, tell em sent you .They 'ell send you a free copy.John Cooney

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Glen in TX

08-26-2006 07:03:25




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 Re: Pest Horror Stories in reply to mtgummibear, 08-26-2006 06:02:34  
We've had army worms bad enough to have to spray them before in fall and replant new wheat they ate off. Has to be done real early when they are out. Get out there before daylight but you might not want to step out of vehicle and find the ground looks to be moving and can sure mess your shoes up. Cattle will eat tender kochia weeds here but army worms stripped those to just a stalk in pastures. They go after the most tender green thing they can find first.

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BigMarv1085

08-26-2006 06:17:08




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 Re: Pest Horror Stories in reply to mtgummibear, 08-26-2006 06:02:34  
We had them come through last week. First sign was seeing blackbirds swarming around. Wiped out neighbors clover field (15 Acres) and he caught them in his millet and was able to spray them. They leave a shredded pattern on your plants leaves. Funny thing is that they seem to leave the shaded spots alone.



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