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Garlic Juice Chases Insects Away
You can save money on insecticides by using garlic juice to keep insects off your crops, says a Texas farmer who tried garlic juice for the first time last year on his cot-ton crop.
Kevin Busenlehner, of Robstown, applied "Garlic Barrier" last year after he had problems with an infestation of beet army-worms. He
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Garlic Juice Chases Insects Away CROPS Insect Control 20-3-13 You can save money on insecticides by using garlic juice to keep insects off your crops, says a Texas farmer who tried garlic juice for the first time last year on his cot-ton crop.
Kevin Busenlehner, of Robstown, applied "Garlic Barrier" last year after he had problems with an infestation of beet army-worms. He applied 1 gal. per 20 acres, mixing the product with fish oil as a carrier. He was so impressed with the results that he became a distributor for the product.
"It does a fantastic job. I haven't seen it fail on anything yet," says Busenlehner, who notes that garlic juice has also been used on wheat, barley, and soybeans and is being tested this year by Texas farmers on corn and milo. It's also used on citrus, peach, apple, cherry, and pecan trees. "Garlic Barrier is a completely organic nutrient that works on a systemic basis. The plant absorbs the product and becomes a ęgarlic bush' as far as insects are concerned.
"I bought the product from a California company and applied it early when my cot-ton was small. I made a total of four applications during the growing season. Before using it I had a 12% infestation of beet armyworms, but by a week later it was down to 3.4%. Each application is effective for about four to six weeks. It definitely saved me money. I generally have to spray cotton insecticides 8 to 15 times a year at a cost of $70 to $200 per acre. Garlic Barrier costs only about $15 per acre.
"Not only does it save money on insecticides but yields also increased. I got 1.3 bales per acre. My neighbor Raymond Felder also used the product and got 2 1/2 bales per acre in one field. Dryland cotton in our area normally averages only about 1 1/4 bales per acre. Felder has used garlic juice for two years on his cotton without spraying any insecticide at all."
Garlic Barrier is sold in 1-gal. jugs at $85.95 per jug plus S&H (no shipping charge when you buy 40 gal. or more).
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kevin Busenlehner, Rt. 3, Box 163, Robstown, Texas 78380 (ph 800 327-1357 or 512 387-1357).
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