Twigs that eat deciduous leaves

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Re: Twigs that eat deciduous leaves

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I dont recommend spraying for these guys. But if people do, they should try Dipel first, before going to systemic. Dipel is much nicer on the environment. It uses bacteria, not chemicals. And the bacteria only targets lepidoptera family (moths and butterflies). Its a lot safer.

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Re: Twigs that eat deciduous leaves

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Joel wrote:I dont recommend spraying for these guys. But if people do, they should try Dipel first, before going to systemic. Dipel is much nicer on the environment. It uses bacteria, not chemicals. And the bacteria only targets lepidoptera family (moths and butterflies). Its a lot safer.

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is that its name? and where do you get it? at the Big "B"

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Re: Twigs that eat deciduous leaves

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Hi Ken,

It is a Yates product that can be bought at any garden centre or most hardware stores. Here is a link to its page on the Yates website: http://www.yates.com.au/products/pest-c ... ler-dipel/

Joel
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