Re: Oh my !
Dennis
From your pics I saw symptoms of what you thought was sunburn but possibly
thought it was water related. I have the same symptoms on two plants and
thought it was mite damage. Will the sun burn the leaves?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis" <dhouser@attbi.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 1:19 AM
Subject: 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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