Neighbor doesn't want me to farm.

[MacLawn]

I didn't read all the posts, this has gotten a bit long. But I agree with what I read that Eddie and OldMc said. I can see both sides, yours and his. To me, I usually take the humble, low road. Meanwhile, do not tread on me. I'd be concerned about chemical spray coming to my house, if that became an issue. I love apple orchards though. Anyway, I hope it works out for both of you and you can be friends.

 

[TomSeller]

The only spray I use on my apple trees is Spinosad. It does kill bees, so I watch when I use it. It is organic and there is even a pill you can use on dogs to kill flees, which I did not know about until now.

Control Garden Pests Organically With Spinosad - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

https://www.comfortis.com/default.aspx

 

[OldMcDonald]

Good news for the OP, yet some still advocate being mean. Why?

Re vinegar for flies - I think it only works for fruit fly species. The vinegar smell is similar to fermenting fruit. Most other insects prefer sweet to acidic. Discarded grape must ( skins etc.) are a great attractant for fruit flies after they begin to go "off". The only other flying insects I have seen at them is wasps.

 

[two_bit_score]

Good news for the OP, yet some still advocate being mean. Why?

Re vinegar for flies - I think it only works for fruit fly species. The vinegar smell is similar to fermenting fruit. Most other insects prefer sweet to acidic. Discarded grape must ( skins etc.) are a great attractant for fruit flies after they begin to go "off". The only other flying insects I have seen at them is wasps.

Mister, have you ever been bit by a bee? :shocked:

 

[TomSeller]

Mister, have you ever been bit by a bee? :shocked:

We have biting wasps. Hurts at the time but not long term like a venom stinger.

 

[OldMcDonald]

Mister, have you ever been bit by a bee? :shocked:

No. Bees do not bite. Bees sting, and since I used to keep a few hives at one time, then I have obviously been stung a few times too. I still like bees. I have also been stung by various kinds of wasps in a few countries. Bitten by a few dogs too. Only one snake ever tried to bite me, a Red Bellied Black (Australia) and it died under the heel of my Wellie. Snakes cannot get through Wellies. Still no reason to be mean. Remember Two Bit, there is always somebody meaner and faster. It might be the OP, it might be me, or it might be somebody you never imagined could be.

 

[two_bit_score]

No. Bees do not bite. Bees sting, and since I used to keep a few hives at one time, then I have obviously been stung a few times too. I still like bees. I have also been stung by various kinds of wasps in a few countries. Bitten by a few dogs too. Only one snake ever tried to bite me, a Red Bellied Black (Australia) and it died under the heel of my Wellie. Snakes cannot get through Wellies. Still no reason to be mean. Remember Two Bit, there is always somebody meaner and faster. It might be the OP, it might be me, or it might be somebody you never imagined could be.

Mister, you obviously do not recognize a famous line from the Bogart movie "To Have and Have Not".

You, mister, are one hypersensitive puppy if you think anything I said in that post was "mean".

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[Luke'sScreenName]

You and one other member are taking the phrase too literally in my opinion. There is a "real meaning" lost in "literal translation".

The meaning of the phrase does not involve catching flies.

Oh, the irony! Love it! :banghead::duh::banghead:

 

[MossRoad]

..." When applied to the use of kindness when dealing with humans, it's still true. "...

Huh? I never made the connection...

 

[WoodChuckDad]

The only spray I use on my apple trees is Spinosad. It does kill bees, so I watch when I use it. It is organic and there is even a pill you can use on dogs to kill flees, which I did not know about until now.

Control Garden Pests Organically With Spinosad - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

https://www.comfortis.com/default.aspx

Have you seen any negative effect on pollination? Still getting good fruit production?