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NEPA [email protected] KB3QKV

Anyone ever try it?
Bulls-Eye is made by fermenting bacteria (Saccharopolyspora spinosa). Scientists have found that fermentation of this bacterium produces two metabolites that are highly toxic to a wide range of insect pests. Bulls-Eye contains both of these metabolites, making it a particularly potent bioinsecticide - one that controls many more pests than Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt).
When insect pests eat, or simply come in contact with plants sprayed with Bulls-Eye, they stop feeding almost immediately. Bulls-Eye attacks the insects' nervous system, causing paralysis in about one hour. Any new pests that arrive on the scene over the next week or two will suffer the same fate! Meanwhile, natural enemies-such as lady beetles and lacewings-remain to defend your garden against pests not targeted by Bulls-Eye.

Easy to Use

To use Bulls-Eye, simply mix the liquid concentrate with water at a rate of 2 oz. (or 4 tablespoons) per gallon of water and spray on plant leaves. Most crops can be harvested the day after using Bulls-Eye. If insect problems reoccur, reapply in 1-2 weeks. Breaks down in sunlight and does not persist in the soil.
Controls: armyworm, bagworm, Colorado potato beetle, cutworm, elm beetle, fire ants, gypsy moth larvae, Eastern tent caterpillar, fall webworm, sawflies, sod webworm, thrips, willow leaf beetle and more.

5/20/2007 12:18:38 PM

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Is the active ingredient Spinosad or spinosin B?

5/20/2007 5:03:25 PM

Phoenix, AZ

If it works on white flies, you have my attention.

5/20/2007 7:05:38 PM

Clayton Cal

Is it made by Valent Biological? we use somthing called Xentaria-A. I think it is same thing as BTA butnot as insect specific. we use it to control wax moths.not for the patch more for the orchard. I could be wrong.it comes in powder form to mix with watter.and is organic accepted.

5/20/2007 9:42:11 PM

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I found it. Bulls-Eye is Spinosad which is the same active ingredient as Dow's Conserve SC. This is a great caterpillar insecticide if timed correctly. Spinosad was originally discovered in a Rum distillery that had been overrun bu cock roaches. There was one particular aging room (a cave) where the roaches were nonexistent. The spinosin bacteria that was found growing beneath the aging barrels was found to be toxic to insects as RootbeerMaker has discovered.

Good stuff for certain insects.

5/20/2007 10:48:43 PM

NEPA [email protected] KB3QKV

Is this Bulls-Eye safe to use since it is non-toxic? I am so confused now, I do not even know what caterpillar I am chasing. Not tent caterpillar, not the gypsy moth, mot winter moth but it is @ 1 inch and it is black. I never see them crawiling or moving for that matter. I think that they were blown onto my young apple tree(and blueberry bushes) by the wind from another tree close by. I have used Sevin and now I only seem to find two or three a day. Anything else that others have used to stop these caterpillars?

5/21/2007 9:14:43 AM

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I wasn't able to locate the actual Bulls-Eye sepcimen label but other forms of Spinosad are approved for organic food production.

There is a lot of good data on the www.

Cornell paper on organic controls:

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/resourceguide/mfs/13spinosad.php

Entrust is Spinosad & is OMRI listed:

http://www.cdms.net/LDat/ld62B023.pdf

Conserve SC specimen label:

http://www.cdms.net/LDat/ld24P005.pdf

Tracer Label:

http://www.cdms.net/LDat/ld0F5023.pdf

OMRI paper on Spinosad in general:

http://www.omri.org/spinosad_final.pdf

5/22/2007 12:14:54 AM