Re: Squash Bug

Last year those darn things wiped me out too.  I got a real late start
this year.  I usually have about 10 squash/zuccini plants out there.
This year I only have about 5 and they are on the opposite end of the
garden.  right after things started coming up I put the dust to 'em.
I dusted hard for about 4 weeks.  Didn't want to give those critters a
chance.  I haven't seen any this year.  Now I have pumpkins all over
the place.  These AG's really make a show.

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:42 PM, Phillip Edwards <pedwards@bright.net> wrote:
> 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
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> -----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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