tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787196793070180268.post191947412570659392..comments2024-03-24T00:15:57.494-07:00Comments on Discover. . .: Big Guns Needed - Blister Beetles! #31Brenda Whitesidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787196793070180268.post-24385993673290283232012-07-08T10:12:21.224-07:002012-07-08T10:12:21.224-07:00Lance used a Captain Jack's brew I think. Try ...Lance used a Captain Jack's brew I think. Try to stay organic. We haven't seen anymore since the one hatch although we're told they can hatch again in July. Bummer you didn't catch them sooner. They are like the plague!Brenda whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046023091470525960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787196793070180268.post-13387730227289381922012-07-08T09:49:32.423-07:002012-07-08T09:49:32.423-07:00Here in Missouri, we've striped blister beetle...Here in Missouri, we've striped blister beetles, the most blistery kind, in massive numbers and multiple hatches. Boggles the mind. They got most of the tomatoes, peppers and cabbage and were starting on the squash before we found them. Diatomaceous Earth and Captain Jacks Dead Bug Brew (spinosad) seem to be cutting into their numbers but the war goes on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787196793070180268.post-4963994273758390722012-06-14T10:00:08.112-07:002012-06-14T10:00:08.112-07:00Six hatches all together! Massive amounts of bugs!...Six hatches all together! Massive amounts of bugs! Hope it doesn't happen again.Brenda Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787196793070180268.post-26206455134102397892012-06-14T09:52:22.970-07:002012-06-14T09:52:22.970-07:00God, they sound awful. So glad you spotted them in...God, they sound awful. So glad you spotted them in time!<br />Love<br />Jenny<br />xxxJenny Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15716569675973035423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787196793070180268.post-32292083043702770722012-06-14T06:41:19.539-07:002012-06-14T06:41:19.539-07:00Thanks, Nancy. We've found out AZ has several ...Thanks, Nancy. We've found out AZ has several kinds of blister beetle. Not sure if we'll get hatches of other strains or not. Time to talk to a big farm up the road!Brenda Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787196793070180268.post-14736949278880847242012-06-14T00:24:54.642-07:002012-06-14T00:24:54.642-07:00They sound pretty scary. Hope all is resolved with...They sound pretty scary. Hope all is resolved with them soon and all is ripe in the garden.Nancy Jardine Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366248895961876075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787196793070180268.post-40562463268976814542012-06-13T10:43:32.905-07:002012-06-13T10:43:32.905-07:00Could be. They are a dull gray and not that easy t...Could be. They are a dull gray and not that easy to see but when missed they destroy very fast. So far we haven't had rabbits or javelinas!Brenda Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787196793070180268.post-56825229354499658932012-06-13T08:53:52.456-07:002012-06-13T08:53:52.456-07:00I wonder whether blister beetles are the nasties t...I wonder whether blister beetles are the nasties that killed off most of my dill earlier in the spring... Down at 3500 feet, our gardening problems have been noxious weeds, rabbits and javelinas.cfyankovich@cableone.nethttp://blog.catescorral.comnoreply@blogger.com