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Originally Posted by ginger2778
If the BT is fresh ( a big if!) and applied thoroughly, it will work,it has to by its nature.Takes a day to kill them, he might just be a little impatient. I get these every year, and BT always works.
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I never would have thought of the freshness being important. Thanks, it may well be handy to know sometime.
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Originally Posted by clkeiper
Bt is a wonderful product. It comes as a dust or liquid. we use a liquid and add a spreader sticker to make it adhere to the plant. use it on all cole crops and the tomatoes and peppers... anything that a worm would infest. as it eats the bacteria(Bt) it gets a signal that it is full and virtually starves to death. essentially killing the entire cycle of pest. the liquid is a better choice than the dust as the dust will rinse right off even with a heavy dew at this time of year.
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What do you use as a spreader sticker?
I've never used BT.