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Thanks to all of you folks who use DE, I bought a 24 pound bag and a duster. I went out this morning and dusted everything but the maters. No bugs that I can see on them, not even aphids. Lots of bugs on the broccoli and B sprouts. Hope the DE kills the little creeps. Interesting thing...

I hate to sound so cynical, but I've tried dozens of "green" concoctions to keep stripped beatles off my sweet corn, aphids off my maters, worms off my brocolli..........it's all crap so far. The bugs just give me the finger and keep on eating. Anyone have any recipees that actually WORK?

Diatomaceous Earth I've been doing a lot of research on DE for a few weeks now. It's a completely organic and very versatile product. Diatomaceous Earth is made up of the silicate shells of microscopic sea creatures called diatoms. It can be dusted or sprayed as a control for most leaf eating...