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Offline Stick Bender

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Bug treatment for hedge ?
« on: February 18, 2017, 04:46:50 pm »
I'm splitting on some hedge today but at the rate I'm going it's going to take me a couple weeks to get threw the pile I was going to run out and get some bug spray to protect against the grubs any body got any recommendations ?
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Offline k-hat

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Re: Bug treatment for hedge !
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2017, 04:49:45 pm »
About 10 more men to help you split that pile of hedge  :o  ;)
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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2017, 04:51:19 pm »
Yep young men HaHa !!
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Offline Limbwalker

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Re: Bug treatment for hedge ?
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2017, 06:04:53 pm »
You might try 'Horticulture Spray Oil'
You can buy it lots of places,Ace, Lowes maybe Walmart. Get a couple gallons pretty cheap, follow directions and you should be good.
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Bug treatment for hedge ?
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2017, 06:19:14 pm »
I've seen fellas get good use out of seven dust.Think it's fairly cheap too.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Bug treatment for hedge ?
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2017, 06:41:40 pm »
You won't need to worry about borers for another couple months.  If  you can get them all debarked by late spring early summer you should be OK.  It takes some time for them to eat through sapwood.  I've tried spraying osage and leaving it under a roof and it still had borers find it. 
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2017, 06:54:11 pm »
The borer eggs are in the bark already I think. Whatever you use to kill them won't affect the eggs but the borer once it hatches. The hort oil mat coat the eggs and suffocate them.
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Offline Limbwalker

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Re: Bug treatment for hedge ?
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2017, 07:02:46 pm »
What Pat said, it's exactly how it works. Death by suffocating  :)
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Bug treatment for hedge ?
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2017, 07:11:48 pm »
Thanks for the info I will get some oil just to put on ,at the rate I'm going might not get it split tell spring but I got a new respect for you guys that split hedge a lot wet hedge is like rubberized metal to split..... Lol
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Bug treatment for hedge ?
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2017, 07:15:45 pm »
Have you had a wedge come flying out of it yet?
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Offline Stick Bender

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« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2017, 07:23:39 pm »
Yep right in the ankle..lol  but out of all the wedges I bought those Estwing ones seemed to work the best for starting the split followed all your advice Clint  loosing some winter fat between cutting hauling & splitting this week. You got to be in pretty good shape there bud doing it all the time.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Bug treatment for hedge ?
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2017, 07:53:12 pm »
Those ought to keep you busy for a while, nice haul
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2017, 08:18:22 pm »
Now that's one nice pile. Aren't you in NY? I'm a great splitter, for a stave or 2 of coarse! O:)
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« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2017, 08:26:22 pm »
Close just 800 Mi due west is all !
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2017, 08:41:28 pm »
Quote from: Stick Bender on February 18, 2017, 08:26:22 pm
Close just 800 Mi due west is all !

What's a family, and a job anyhow? I'm on my way!!!!!!!
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