something that fusion mentioned somewhere bears repeating. grow parsley, fennel, dill or carrots. let some go to seed. you will have lots of volunteers the following year, and years after, but you just may see potato beetles disappear. thats what happened in my garden at our old house in calumet. the plants host parasitic insects to the cpb. previously to letting those plants go to seed, i had beetles in the garden in spite of spraying and hand picking for 3 years running. that garden became beetle free 3 years in a row after i let some parsley, fennel and dill go to seed. not one beetle to be seen. i need to do this at our farm now where cpb are a big problem for me. it will be great if it works again.
keith in calumet
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