Got out this morning at first light and sprayed my bell peppers and tomatoes with the Permethrin, DE, Dawn and Copper. I hope it takes care of the stink bugs and leaf footed bugs which are ruining about half my bells. I also hope that all that soap in the mix doesn't damage the leaves if it gets really hot today. I have noticed that bell peppers seem more sensitive to damage from spraying than tomatoes. Maybe I should have lightened up on the amount of Dawn in the mix but since I had a few tomato plants with early signs of mite infestation I wanted to get them before they could multiply too much and the heavy dose of soap really makes the spray more effective and makes it stick better too.
Bill
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