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A recent published article in Journal of the American Medical Association details the authors findings regarding a 14-year study where researchers followed individuals exposed to Pyrethrin, a chemical found in insecticides, mosquito repellants, dog sprays, etc. Find out what the researchers discovered in this podcast and identify possible items in your home to avoid.

How Can We Control Pests? We cannot always expect to fully eradicate pests, but we can control them in our vegetable gardens. By eliminating larval and younger individuals of the insect populations, we can break that life cycle and prevent further reproductively mature adults from being added to the population. It is also important to only plant certain crops when success can be expected. If pest pressure is extremely high during a given portion of the year, don't try to grow certain susceptible crops during that time. It can be different for everyone depending on your climate and local biology. Organic & All-Natural Pest Controls Insecticides: The most popular organic insecticide is Neem Oil, which will work best on insects in the nymph or immature stages. They even use Neem Oil in conventional farming because insects do not build a resistance to it. Another great organic insecticide is Pyrethrin, which is a contact insecticide. This means that it will kill whatever it touches. Because of this, it should be sprayed or applied late in the evening when the pollinators have gone to bed. Our Take Down Garden Spray includes pyrethrin and canola oil for a more residual control. The Take Down Garden Spray is not OMRI certified because the canola oil is not organically sourced. However, our Bug Buster also has pyrethrin as the active ingredient and it is OMRI registered. Horticultural Oil is a great option for controlling insects on fruit trees. Use it before bud break to help control insects that can attack any type of fruit trees. Our Fruit Tree Spray is a combination of both Neem Oil and Pyrethrin, which has a synergistic effect. All these products are concentrated and they will help control any of your soft-bodied insects. If you have any problems with worms or caterpillars in your cucumbers, you should definitely use B.t. B.t. is a naturally occurring bacteria and will kill the worms when they try to eat a plant that has been sprayed with it. This will break the pest cycle and prevent those larval forms from becoming reproductively mature adults. Spinosad is another treatment for worms, and it is a little more powerful than B.t. Spinosad is a naturally fermented product that can kill an insect either by contact or ingestion. For slugs and snails, we have a product called Sluggo, which is spinosad in a pelleted granular form. Sluggo works as a bait for slugs and snails in the vegetable garden. Fungicides: An OMRI registered option like our Complete Disease Control can be used for your fungal problems in the vegetable garden. You can use it either by soil drench or foliar spray as a protectant. When used as a soil drench, it can help with some of your soil-borne diseases. When used as a foliar spray, it covers the plant and protects it from disease pores. A widely used agricultural fungicide, Liquid Cop is great for controlling powdery mildew, downy mildew, and blight issues. Used especially for powdery and downy mildew, Bi-Carb is a great product to protect against those mildews on roses, vegetables, fruit trees, and ornamentals. Show and Tell Segment On the show and tell segment, Greg brought some of his Calypso Cumcumbers, which is a hybrid pickling variety that is really productive in the vegetable garden. The guys taste test and compare the Calypso and Lemon cucumbers. Greg definitely recommends growing the Lemon Cucumbers in your garden. Travis talks about one of the most productive crops in the entire vegetable garden -- Tiger Collards. Viewer Questions Segment On the question and answer segment, the guys answer questions about their relation and their Hoss seed selection process. They also provide information on succession planting and vertical growing. Yes, Greg and Travis are related but they are not brothers. They choose seed varieties based on what they have tried and been recommended by seed and variety experts. They are always looking to provide new seeds and try new varieties that are easy for the...

How Can We Control Pests? We cannot always expect to fully eradicate pests, but we can control them in our vegetable gardens. By eliminating larval and younger individuals of the insect populations, we can break that life cycle and prevent further reproductively mature adults from being added to the population. It is also important to only plant certain crops when success can be expected. If pest pressure is extremely high during a given portion of the year, don't try to grow certain susceptible crops during that time. It can be different for everyone depending on your climate and local biology. Organic & All-Natural Pest Controls Insecticides: The most popular organic insecticide is Neem Oil, which will work best on insects in the nymph or immature stages. They even use Neem Oil in conventional farming because insects do not build a resistance to it. Another great organic insecticide is Pyrethrin, which is a contact insecticide. This means that it will kill whatever it touches. Because of this, it should be sprayed or applied late in the evening when the pollinators have gone to bed. Our Take Down Garden Spray includes pyrethrin and canola oil for a more residual control. The Take Down Garden Spray is not OMRI certified because the canola oil is not organically sourced. However, our Bug Buster also has pyrethrin as the active ingredient and it is OMRI registered. Horticultural Oil is a great option for controlling insects on fruit trees. Use it before bud break to help control insects that can attack any type of fruit trees. Our Fruit Tree Spray is a combination of both Neem Oil and Pyrethrin, which has a synergistic effect. All these products are concentrated and they will help control any of your soft-bodied insects. If you have any problems with worms or caterpillars in your cucumbers, you should definitely use B.t. B.t. is a naturally occurring bacteria and will kill the worms when they try to eat a plant that has been sprayed with it. This will break the pest cycle and prevent those larval forms from becoming reproductively mature adults. Spinosad is another treatment for worms, and it is a little more powerful than B.t. Spinosad is a naturally fermented product that can kill an insect either by contact or ingestion. For slugs and snails, we have a product called Sluggo, which is spinosad in a pelleted granular form. Sluggo works as a bait for slugs and snails in the vegetable garden. Fungicides: An OMRI registered option like our Complete Disease Control can be used for your fungal problems in the vegetable garden. You can use it either by soil drench or foliar spray as a protectant. When used as a soil drench, it can help with some of your soil-borne diseases. When used as a foliar spray, it covers the plant and protects it from disease pores. A widely used agricultural fungicide, Liquid Cop is great for controlling powdery mildew, downy mildew, and blight issues. Used especially for powdery and downy mildew, Bi-Carb is a great product to protect against those mildews on roses, vegetables, fruit trees, and ornamentals. Show and Tell Segment On the show and tell segment, Greg brought some of his Calypso Cumcumbers, which is a hybrid pickling variety that is really productive in the vegetable garden. The guys taste test and compare the Calypso and Lemon cucumbers. Greg definitely recommends growing the Lemon Cucumbers in your garden. Travis talks about one of the most productive crops in the entire vegetable garden -- Tiger Collards. Viewer Questions Segment On the question and answer segment, the guys answer questions about their relation and their Hoss seed selection process. They also provide information on succession planting and vertical growing. Yes, Greg and Travis are related but they are not brothers. They choose seed varieties based on what they have tried and been recommended by seed and variety experts. They are always looking to provide new seeds and try new varieties that are easy for the...

Fertilizing in the Vegetable Garden On this week's show, Greg and Travis discuss techniques and strategies for using fertilizer in your vegetable garden. They talk about the different terminologies used to quantify amounts of fertilizer, including parts per million (ppm) and pounds per square feet. While much of this terminology can be confusing, thinking about fertilizer in terms of pounds per square feet is the simplest way to calculate fertilizer needs. There are many different forms of conventional and organic fertilizers that can be used in a vegetable garden. As far as conventional fertilizers go, their favorite is the 20-20-20 formulation which has 20% nitrogen, 20% phosphorous and 20% potassium. This is a water-soluble fertilizer that works great being injected through a drip irrigation system, as it provides a quick boost to the plants that are noticeable in just a few days. Organic fertilizers include products like Chilean Nitrate, Fish Emulsion, Blood Meal, Bone Meal, and Compost. As far as organic fertilizers go, Chilean Nitrate is probably the fastest-acting and works great for side dressing corn before hilling. For the other organic fertilizers mentioned, the action is much slower because the nitrogen has to be converted into forms that are available to the plant. Compost is a very effective soil amendment to use before planting, adding organic matter and nutrients to the garden soil. Although compost is available in many forms, chicken-manure based compost is the most nutrient rich. Just be sure to add it several weeks before planting, so that you don't burn the young plants. Show and Tell Segment In the show and tell segment, the guys talk about the last succession planting of beets that are almost ready for harvest. They also discuss the F1 hybrid variety of Top Bunch Collards that are being harvested, and why this variety is probably the best collard variety to grow. They also have a red beet variety still growing in the garden. Travis has been overhead watering these beets because he planted them with no drip tape. He has been struggling with keeping them watered, but thankfully the rainfall we have got lately has really helped them out. However, with the extensive rainfall the last couple of days the guys have been struggling with downy and powdery mildew on squash and watermelons. They have been spraying a lot of Bi Carb Fungicide to help control these mildews in the vegetable garden. The tool of the week is our TubTrug Bundle that are long lasting harvesting buckets. Available in many different sizes that are flexible, durable, and UV resistant. Viewer Questions Segment In the question and answer segment, the guys talk about organic and natural pesticide solutions for controlling bean beetles in a vegetable garden. As with any organic pesticide program, spraying early and frequently is very important. To kill bean beetles or any type of pest, you will get the best results when you spray in the early stage or "nymph" stage, once they get to the adult stage they can be impossible to kill. In of the organic pesticides like Neem Oil, Horticultural Oil, or Pyrethrin is great to disrupt the lifecycle of the insect. In the second question, they talk about proper crop rotation techniques to maximize the potential of your garden. The guys explain that the best method for rotation is by breaking your garden up into small subplots. Not only will this help with crop rotation, but it will provide a more manageable garden. Not planting crops in the same place year after year and rotating crops around in the garden will help reduce disease and insect pressures. Tool of the Week TubTrug Bundle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFw5yBYtDnA

Fruit Trees & Perennials On this week's show, Greg and Travis talk about growing fruit trees and perennials on the homestead. They discuss many different types of fruit trees and bushes that they like to grow on their own homestead. These include mulberries, blackberries, blueberries, figs, and muscadines. Many of these fruits require very little maintenance once established. In early spring, mulberries are usually the first to produce fruit. These grow on a tree and look much like blackberries, but they don't have the larger seeds like blackberries and tend to be a little sweeter. Although wild, thorned blackberries are very prevalent in the south, they prefer growing the thornless varieties. The thornless varieties are not quite as sweet as the wild varieties, but they are larger and much easier to harvest. When growing thornless blackberries, you may want to consider some type of trellising system to contain the plants. Once they become established they are pest, disease, and insect resistant. They guys like to use them to make wine, jam, and pies out of them. Fig trees are also a great addition to any homestead. Greg talks about the fig tree program at Louisiana State University and how new varieties are being developed for improved production and better flavor. Most of the older trees you see are the Brown Turkey variety, but some of the new varieties make larger, more attractive fruits. Show and Tell Segment In the show and tell segment, the guys talk about lettuce that they've been harvesting from their gardens. They mention the Salanova varieties that are highly acclaimed, although they do tend to have some issues with the bottom beginning to rot if left in the ground too long. However, they seem to be very insect and disease resistant. There are also many varieties such as Adriana which provide a great substitute with a more affordable seed price. The guys have some Blue Belle variety of potatoes that they have harvested from the garden. They have had a bumper crop of potatoes during this growing season. Travis has a Bravo variety of radish that was harvested from his garden. This variety is a purple radish that has a really pretty inside. Greg shows off an eggplant variety that they had started trialing in their demonstration garden at the SunBelt Expo several years ago. Unlike your regular eggplants, this variety is called Ichiban or Japanese eggplant. A more slender eggplant that offers great flavor, Greg uses it mainly for frying. The tool of the week is the new single tine cultivator that works perfectly for close weeding and cultivating in the garden area. Viewer Questions Segment In the question and answer segment, the guys answer questions about cover crops and squash bugs. They talk about their preferred cover crops and what time of year is ideal for growing each. Greg has become a big advocate for cover crops in the garden because they add many benefits to your soil nutrients and reduce nematode pressure. They like to use cover crops like Broadleaf Mustard, Sunn Hemp, Hairy Vetch, or Crimson Clover. When using cover crops some of them can be invasive so you should incorporate them back into the soil before they reseed in the garden. They also discuss controlling squash bugs with all-natural and organic insecticides. These type of controls require spraying the plants when they are in the young stage and preventing adults from establishing in the population. Neem Oil, Spinosad, and Pyrethrin can all rotated around and used to control the squash bugs in the vegetable garden. Tool of the Week Single Tine Cultivator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQVvpVNg0eA

The TWiP-lets reveal Balamuthia infection in the Children from Peru, and discuss resistance to pyrethroids revealed by RNA sequencing of Anopheles mosquitoes. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Daniel Griffin Links for this episode: Balamuthia (CDC) Pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles (Parasit Vectors) Voltage-gated sodium channels Pyrethroid (Wikipedia) Image credit Letters read on TWiP 98 Case study for TWiP 98 This week's case is a Professor clinician, teacher, researcher.  In his 50s, he presents with lesion on big toe, anterior portion, tip, nodular. No surrounding redness, area is itchy. Has a small central black area the size of pencil tip, concerned because feels is getting larger over last week. Spooky. Travels, last in Brasil, had been for a few weeks, noticed toe issue a week after returned. Spent time on beach, but wore flip flops. Different types of beaches, crowded and not crowded. Went with wife. Healthy man, no prior medical problems. Send your diagnosis to twip@twiv.tv Contact Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv Subscribe Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, by the RSS feed or by email