Cover crop/predator bugs/pest mgmnt

[troutman]

Anyone that has LEafhoppers in their area would do well to plant as many of these as possible.

I'm getting praying mantis cases next year and they eat all kinds of insects.

 

['Boogieman']

I'm shitty at posting links but I saved these pdf files that cover what your looking for.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://kerrcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cover-crops-report-3-27-15.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjFidWX68TkAhVMUK0KHUuvB4wQFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw2yq_PiT2nF-cF2iqy_U9PI

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.sare.org/content/download/76046/1298593/Cover_Cropping_for_Pollinators_and_Beneficial_Insects.pdf%3Finlinedownload%3D1&ved=2ahUKEwjFidWX68TkAhVMUK0KHUuvB4wQFjABegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw1UzX_1R43DOaJKdyXaldij

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Topic-Rooms/Cover-Crops/Ecosystem-Services-from-Cover-Crops/Impact-of-Cover-Crops-on-Natural-Enemies-and-Pests&ved=2ahUKEwjFidWX68TkAhVMUK0KHUuvB4wQFjACegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw1VK6cEiUE7mIqQfdxffInD

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://sustainablecorn.org/PDF_download.php/doc/Resilient_Ag_Articles/Oneal_Cover-Crops-Shelter-Beneficial-and-Harmful-Insects.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjFidWX68TkAhVMUK0KHUuvB4wQFjAEegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw1BlWt2Sj0SEeYd86Gf73ni

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Habitat-Planning-Beneficial-Insects_Feb2017_web.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi9ouvr68TkAhVGcq0KHUU9A3MQFjAHegQIChAB&usg=AOvVaw1rLSio0FhaIwLYociRZEG_

 

[Flying Monkey]

In my gardens nearby but not in my holes- borage is king. Gets all the parasitic wasps into a feeding frenzy. X2 on the shasta daisys someone mentioned.Marigolds, comfrey. In holes for a legume thats a little deeper rooting than subs and red clovers i use persian clovers and serradellas. Soft seed yellow serradellas close to home hard seed french serradellas further away. But itl blast roots down 6ft even in quite heavy clays and ph tolerant.

 

[troutman]

^^^ A few weeks ago, I saw a parasitic wasp dragging a green caterpillar around.

Was a cool sight to see.

 

[Flying Monkey]

Weve got a wild one in our parts that lays eggs in the live catepillar like a cocoon. The cats stay attached to the plant and tiny wasps burst out of it Alien style.

Pretty dark from the catepillars point of view though now that i thinks about it.

 

[Microbeman]

Alfalfa

Hay

 

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Hay

I had to restrain myself after the Buckwheat incident.

 

['Boogieman']

Anyone that has LEafhoppers in their area would do well to plant as many of these as possible.

Phytoplasma Disease/ is spreading throughout North America, Hawaii, places in Asia, and is on the march. Weve had a thread on it for over a year on remrafcht and also yticssarg

There is No Cure either, and anything that survives has the Bacteria passed in the genes.

Geraniums can repel leafhoppers and other types of insects. One type of geranium, Pelargonium citrosum, is known as the Mosquito Repellent Plant. When in bloom, they have pretty flowers with a lemon-like fragrance that can help keep bugs at bay. These plants grow fast and like sunny, dry climates.

I was hit with phytoplasma this year. First time ever dealing with it. Thanks for this advice.

 

[SuperMac]

Great picture Microbeman.

Hay for sure. Hardy Rye in the Winter and Sudangrass in the Summer. Both more for improving soil than insect habitat. Winter rye is good for the winter in vegetable gardens and suppresses weeds in the Spring.

Good tip on the leafhoppers ambertrichome. There's also Japanese beetles, ash borer and mountain pine beetle.

The only one I know to prevent is the Japanese beetle that breeds in lawns like Kentucky Bluegrass. So I'm going to replace the lawn with winter hardy Ladak Alfalfa.

 

[SuperMac]

Some flowering plants that attract insects: Carrot, Coriander, Clovers (Crimson, White, and Rose), Calendula, Parsley, Alyssum, and Yarrow.

 

[Breadwizard]

Japanese beetles don't feed on cannabis? I know that they are a major pest in hop growing areas, and can decimate a hop field in a jiffy.

 

[SuperMac]

Good question Breadwizard. Japanese Beetles have plants that they prefer to eat and I don't think MJ is one of them. That said, they will eat anything if their preferred plants are not available.

 

[SuperMac]

cover crops...

cover crops...

hardy winter alfalfa

winter rye

Carrot, Coriander, Clovers (Crimson, White, and Rose), Calendula, Parsley, Alyssum, and Yarrow.

 

[Rico Swazi]

all the store bought stuff is fine but dont forget how important indigenous weeds are to providing habitat for predators,
Queen Anne's Lace is royalty in that aspect and you will see it all throughout my garden.


Buckwheat has a medicinal cousin called ladys thumb ( Polygonum persicaria) that is in the knotweed family.

Its the one in the foreground with pink flowers, same bed as shown earlier

has a few properties similar to giant knotweed I would like to tap into, perhaps a diy replacement for regalia.
If anyone has info on the process I would appreciate it.


https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589377719300059


https://scholar.google.com/scholar?...ntifungal&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart


Letting weeds grow up around containers has been a plus in my garden letting the micro life and predators come and go as they please. I'm also testing the legume and cereal intercropping in my no tills.
Working the laws of minimums and self sufficiency and I like it so far.