I don't think of it as quite complete yet I have not addressed the bugs we encounter. So anyone else that wants to see something not present in it please let me know. The final version I will post as FAQ in the sugject heading.

I was definitely in the same boat last year. Didn't put up traps, and there was a period of a week or so last year where they were unbearable. Not that I have anything really tasty for them, but just walking outside you would get bombarded. Then when I went to look for traps, there weren't any to be found for miles. I actually saw a ball of them (had to be almost 20) drop from the swingset onto the ground and explode. So this year I put up two traps (one really early) and it hasn't been as bad. I've changed bags once, but I hate when I get rain water in the traps, because they stink to the heavens after two days. I hope the stench doesn't drive them away (didn't seem to this past weekend). But I've taken out several hundred. Hopefully before they "went to seed"...

The threat of blister beetle poisoning to horses is a very real threat, and if a horse ingests enough blister beetles while eating hay, it can be lethal to the horse within a few hours. As far as I know, this is no cure. At lower levels it can make horses sick with symptoms like colic, but at that lower level the horse usually survives. I know horse people who avoid using alfalfa hay (unless they grow it themselves or buy it from the first cutting) for that reason, but in really horrific drought years, sometimes you have to buy whatever kind of hay you can find that is being trucked in because the hay shortage is so severe that you can't be choosy. Here in OK if you grow alfalfa for hay, you usually can get your first cutting cut, baled and stored well before the blister beetles show up. I don't think I ever see any of the blister beetles before July and most first hay cuttings down here are in May. I don't use neem often enough for it to affect the plants, Amy, but I've read the same thing about neem being systemic. Genearlly I never would use a systemic pesticide (not even an organic one) because I don't want to eat a plant that has taken up the pesticide within itself, so I probably don't use neem more than 3 times a year, and I just spray it on whatever specific plant has a problem. I don't like the smell of it either, but if you need to call in the big guns for a big pest, neem's a great choice. If it is any comfort, George, blister beetles seem to arrive in mass, do their thing, and they go away. OSU says they have only one generation here in OK, so I guess that is something for which to be grateful.

Albspam, don't let it go. HD surely has a contract with that delivery company. If customers like you get horribly mistreated, and don't complain, the contract will be renewed next time it comes up. I would ask to meet with the store manager, and explain in exactly the way you listed it, and said you didn't think that was the level of service that HD should be proud of, and you want his input on why you should consider dealing with HD in the future. If he asks what you want, I would ask for a nominal gift card ( $25 to $50 ) and assurance that there will be some communication from HD to the vendor to get things straightened out so the next customer doesn't get caught up in the same trap.