RE: Oh my !
Thanks Vence
d*@attbi.com
http://home.attbi.com/~dhouser/photos.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of vince
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 8:30 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Oh my !
Last year I had the same problem, I dusted my pumpkins with
Sevin powder. Never saw another beetle chewin' on the
pumpkins....
--- Dennis <dhouser@attbi.com> wrote:
> Ok all
>
> Today Aug.5th 2002 I was brought back to the real world of
> pumpkin
> growing. I came home from work and went out to the patch to
> see my
> buddies and there it was! A green and black lady bug eating
> the flesh of
> my best pumpkin. You see up until now I have been cruising
> along just
> watching the pumpkins grow, enjoying the fact that I did
> learn from my
> mistakes last year. And now this, I have a regular spray
> schedule and
> all has been good. I had some sun burn and a little wind
> damage in the
> beginning but no bugs. I have been using Malathion, every 7
> to 10 days
> but tonight when I found the happy moocher, I bought Ortho
> Systemic
> Insect Killer I heard this works well. My question is can I
> spray the
> fruit itself and what has had the best success with cucumber
> beetles????? I cleaned off the spot were the bug had eaten
> and pasted it
> with captain 50W. Need help with this a.s.a.p.
>
>
> Thanks Dennis
>
> d*@attbi.com
> http://home.attbi.com/~dhouser/photos.htm
>
>
>
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