From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 7/8/2022 2:21 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:   
   > In article , Snag_one@msn.com says...   
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   >>     I hope no one near you has bees . AFAIK Sevin kills pretty much all   
   >> insects . Diatomaceous earth (DE) is pretty effective on most hard shell   
   >> insects , to control the grubs you'll want Bacillus Thurigensis (Bt) or   
   >> beneficial nematodes . Chemicals are an absolutely last resort for us ,   
   >> and never on a blooming plant that bees may forage on . Eight hives now   
   >> and planning on expanding to ten .   
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   > Where I am at I seldom see a bee.  If there were any hives around I   
   > would not spray.  I only have a small garden, about 20 tomato plants and   
   > a few squash plants.   
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   > I thought sevin killed almost all insects.  The kind I used was a lquid   
   > in a bottle that is several years old and I just mixed it with water   
   > today.   
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      Did you make sure you got the original container well mixed ? Sevin   
   will settle out over time and can be a bitch to get it all back in   
   suspension .   
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