Birds will adapt to any repellent method after 5-10 days. Be prepared to change approaches. Last year I tried CD, flashing tapes, owls, distress calls...
In my previous post I left out the use of the big eye yellow balloons with flashing tapes Mesurel- They did not hold the birds either Heavy bird pressure will...
As Mark notes (unfortunately) birds are good‹which is to say very * fast* learners‹ and thus nothing works for very long. Now if you had maybe 20 or ...
Cannons work on Starlings, loud predator calls work on flickers and robins, but nothing works on bluebirds, finches, sparrows. Good thing they eat the slowest....
My Frontenac also have a lot of leaf phyloxia. This variety is so vigorous that I have ignored it, but it is severe. I am about 2 weeks from verazion. Can I ...
I saw a similar effect at Lookout Sculpture Park in Damascus PA years ago. Someone built a large (200 feet?) blue kinetic "bird" out of metal anchors set in...
I found this: http://www.orchardvalleysupply.com/ovsstore/pc/viewCat_h.asp?idCategory=79 and am contemplating trying it on my little half acre of grapes. What...
No, it would do no good atthis point. The point of attack is at bloom, then a couple weeks later. This is the point in the life cycle where you will eliminate...
Has anyone experienced any damage from grasshoppers? Our populations have been building for the last 3 years and now there like a cloud where ever you walk....
Andy, Like you, any time it gets dry for more than a few weeks, I just get an explosion of grasshoppers. The kind I have do not eat grapevines, but there are...
I get similar damage from grasshoppers - they will nibble around the edges of leaves. Never seems to be more than cosmetic damage as they take only a tiny...
Lon J. Rombough
lonrom@...
Aug 2, 2006 2:38 pm
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You can't use anything other than net on small dark grapes like foch and leon, the larger & white grapes can be protected with squakers and tape owls and...
I've seen what maybe grasshopper damage on an ocational cutting, but not many. And they like cardboard too, I have some supplies in boxes in the vineyard for...
I used the bird distress call and couldn't hold the birds. I only have a small vineyard and it may work on a larger scale. If you have birds, bite the bullet...
I forgot to mention Andy that Jap Beetles have officially arrived here. Last summer only a few were spotted one isolated area as the result of grub infested...
I have netted my grapes for several years. My first experience with birds was several years ago. I had a very small yard and had planted 12 Vidal Blanc and...
We had grasshoppers really bad about 4 years ago. They stripped the vines and were eating grapes. They also were stripping Ash trees, fruit trees and...
This year, like all years, I put out my netting, including the 14 foot net I got this year. Guess what, there are hardly any birds around. Usually you see them...
I tried "plastic owls" that one can get at the Dollar Store, Dollar General, and/or Family Dollar. They were cheap and actually did work. I forgot to mention....
Has anyone had any experience using Nolo Bait http://www.biconet.com/biocontrol/nolo.html for the control of grasshoppers. I understand it works best using it...
I used some last year around the borders and in the orchard where we seen damage on the young apple trees, they seem to be thicker this year over last. I...
I have used nolo bait. It takes a few years to build up but it seems to do the job. I haven't seen any significant number of hoppers for a few years. ... From:...
I have grown my arms and know I am working on my laterals .I have train my Leon Milliot high and I am letting the laterals bend over on their own to form my ...
Kevin, Léon Millot grape vines are vigorous growing grapes. I saw a grower treat one acre of Leon Millot at a location just south of the Canadian boarder ...
Thanks Thomas Are you saying to cut The laterals on the cordon back in the spring On another group somebody said to let them go and if I cut them back to 3...
I'm not exactly sure but i was given the impression that Leon does better when cane pruned. Maybe someone who has been growing it for a while can clear that...
After 33 yrs living with Leon, I'm here to tell you that Leon does better (I'm in MO/KS, YMMV) with long cane pruning. g ... [Non-text portions of this message...
Thanks George. Im getting ready to set my posts for my 2nd year Leon. I am wondering....how high should the fruiting wire be? Does it work with a vertical...
The cane-supporting wire will effectively be the fruiting zone‹so set it where it¹ll be comfortable to pick. Mine is right around 5 foot. Then let the...
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