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Saturday, June 13, 2015 Matt D. Connecticut

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My third component of my aphid repelling plan involves scent. I have been applying “Garlic Barrier” to the perimeter of my patch on about a 3 day or so (due to rain events) interval to deter aphids with the garlic scent. I only made one application on the actual pumpkin plants early in the season and all of the rest have been made to the area surrounding the plants. I like to think of it as a scent barrier to the patch.

To recap, I have implemented the following as my three part anti-aphid system…

-Beneficial insects to seek out and eat the aphids

-“Aluminet” to visually (and partially physically) deter aphids

-“Garlic Barrier” to provide a scent to also deter aphids

*Goal is to keep virus carrying aphids away from my plants without the use of insecticides during the critical 10+ day period when they have been known to infect my patch.
 



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