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Re: squash bug frenzy

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The following is from _The Encyclopedia of Natural Insect & Disease
Control_, Rodale Press, 1984.
	"The squash bug can be repelled from squash and other susceptible
plants by growing raidshes, mairgolds, tansy, or nasturtiums nearby.
Garden sanitation is important, as it has been discovered that the squash
bug likes moist, protected areas, and often hibernates under piles of
boards or in garden trash.  Remove vines from the garden at season's end.
The bugs may hide in deep, loose mulch such as hay and straw; use sawdust,
compost, or plastic sheeting instead.  Try to plant the new crop as far
away as possible from the crop of the previous year.  Pick eggs and insects
off plants.  Trellised plants are less susceptible.  Sabadilla is an
effective insecticide.  Tachinid flies are a natural enemy.  See RESISTANT
VARIETIES and TIMED PLANTING."

From Louise Riotte, _Carrots Love Tomatoes_, Storey Communications, 1975.
	"Two or three icicle radishes planted in each hill will help
prevent insects on squash as on cucumbers.  Let the radishes grow and go to
seed.  Nasturtiums will repel squash bugs and so will cigarette ash and
other tobacco residue if placed with the see when it is planted.  Squash
planted either earlier or later than usual often will escape insect damage.
I find fall-planted squash almost entirely insect free.
	Early in the day before the sun is strong, squash stinkbugs are
sluggish, and in the small garden may be picked off.  There also are
insect-resistant strains of squash."

Another suggestion is to "trap bugs by laying a board near plants.  Squash
bugs will hide underneath it and can be destroyed each morning."

I've tried the radishes and picking the bugs off by hand.  Eventually I had
to admit it wasn't working, and resorted to Sevin.  That did the job.

>Squash bugs are destroying my pumpkins and squash!
>I have tried rotenone, pyrethrums, vanilla.  Haven't tried
>garlic yet, that was suggested.  Any other things that have
>worked for you?  they are really resistant.  Too many to step
>on, can't keep up with eggs hatching AAuuugghhh!
>Christe Hancock
>McGregor, TX
>christe.hancock@midwayisd.org
>
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Andy Arkusinski
Corrales, NM
Zone 6, Elev. 5000 ft.


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