Squash Bug

Finally someone mention squash bug.
They wiped me out this year.
I tried different things out with only limited  success.
For adults the best thing I found was to put them between a rock and a hard
place.
I will look for the "triazicide" and try it.
But what about next year?  Will they over winter in the ground?
I started out with six plants this spring and lost all of them.
I pulled them and burnt them.
Started a late plant to play with and it is doing OK.
As of today I have a softball size pumpkin.
Well there is always next year.
This is only my second year.
Good luck to all of you and grow a BIG ONE.

Skip







-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
George & Carolyn Heyne
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:08 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: family/work vs. pumpkin

Brian,

Triazicide works for squash bugs, cucumber beetles, and squash vine borers. 
Triazicide is what I use. It must contain the active ingredient 
Lambda-Cyhalothrin.

George Heyne
Rochester, MN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian" <brian8t@gmail.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:57 AM
Subject: RE: family/work vs. pumpkin


> Don,
>
> How well does Triazicide work on squash bugs?  In NW Mississippi that is 
> my
> biggest problem.  They are evil little critters.  Sevin does a number on
> them.  So does my thumb and index finger!  But I don't like using Sevin 
> for
> the same reason you mention below, I don't want to hurt the bees.  In fact
> next year I'm putting in a hive because I have seen so few bees this year.
> All my gardening neighbors are tickled more bees will be in the area.
>
> Brian
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf 
> Of
> dec
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:15 AM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Re: family/work vs. pumpkin
>
> Debbie,
> Yes, you can put them on together as well as the sevin and garlic.
> Triazicide would be a better choice than Sevin though and doesn't kill the
> bees like Sevin. It is effective against vine borers et al. It is lambda
> cyhalothrin and the same active ingredient as Scimitar and Warrior T. It 
> can
>
> be purchased at Lowe's, Walmart almost anywhere that insecticides are 
> sold.
> Yes you can spray at night, I usually do before sundown but have after
> sundown. As for protecting the pumpkin from dampness throw an old bedsheet
> or tablecloth over the fruit and old blankets or towels when the temps get
> below 60.
> I don't use shade other than the sheet and leave it on, white keeps it 
> cool
> enough and reflects the sun. On cool days in Sept. etc. I take the sheet 
> off
>
> and expose the fruit to the sun to keep it warmer and growing.   Don
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <yorunk@comcast.net>
> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: family/work vs. pumpkin
>
>
>> Hey Steve.  I just got back from his sports thing and it's too dark to
>> spray.
>>
>> Question for ya'll ... can I mix Monty's Joy Juice with Neptune's Harvest
>> and feed the patch all at once or do I have to do it separately?  This
>> will be the first time I'm using Monty's.
>>
>> Also, can I spray a garlic barrier and Sevin together?  I think I saw a
>> cuke beetle flying around today.  Is there concern for spraying at night
>> since it is so damp?  Thought I read somewhere that it isn't recommended,
>> but that is the only time the bees are not active.  How about 
>> 'protecting'
>
>> the pumpkin at night with high dampness?
>>
>> Debbie
>>> Debbie,
>>>   What time is the nephew's event? If you got there late, would anyone
>>> notice?
>>>
>>> And yes, clip the male flowers and prune the tert vines. Just save it
>>> until
>>> tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Decisions, decisions.  Good luck.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <yorunk@comcast.net>
>>> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:05 AM
>>> Subject: family/work vs. pumpkin
>>>
>>>
>>> > Ok gang.  At what point do you dismember a family member when they 
>>> > tell
>>> > you the day before that there is a fall sports assembly for a nephew
>>> > and
>>> > you were planning on spraying for bugs that night?  Given my work
>>> > schedule
>>> > and the shorter days, I am limited in my time spent in patch.  I am
>>> > watering at 5 a.m. today (while it is still dark) and was hoping to
>>> > spray
>>> > Sevin tonight.  By the time I get home after said sports event, it 
>>> > will
>>> > again be too dark to spray.  That will push me back to Friday night
>>> > (since
>>> > I work tomorrow night).  At least I can fert. tomorrow morning.
>>> >
>>> > Should I be picking all male flowers?  I have had to cut away some
>>> > yellow
>>> > leaves by the stumps.  Is that a good idea?  Guess based on the posts 
>>> > I
>>> > need to be pruning the tertiary vines.
>>> >
>>> > Debbie
>>> >
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