Re: SBV Control
- Subject: Re: SBV Control
- From: &* A* T* <h*@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:12:14 -0400
If you can get the guinea hens to actually stay- it may work but from
my experience they are very flighty, although the eyesight is very
precise and prefer the insect above the fruit- you may find the hen
far off in someone elses garden each day of the week instead of yours-
it may or may not return to your patch. Very hard to train and the
noise is somewhat unbearable and freakish. My chickens do not eat the
slugs and I would doubt the g.hens would like the taste of the slug
slime either but both will eat the beetles. No harm in trying-
I have yet to spray any pesticide. I did use something from Ortho to
deter the slugs and I placed a smartgrow matt around the base of the
pumpkin on the mound that claims to repel pests. The most dangerous
thing to my giant pumpkin is ME- I overfertilized/ over fed and am
watchhing the leaves turn yellow, wither away and die on two of the
four primary vines. So far the one with the fruit is only somewhat
yellow but not as bad as the others- Maybe I need the guinea head to
peck some sense into me!
Good luck
Bridgette
On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:50 PM, evelyn rogers <evrogers@verizon.net> wrote:
> Hello all you other pumpkin lovers. Has anyone ever considered guinea hens in
> the pumpkin patch? I hear they eat all kinds of bugs including japanese
> beetles. Just wondering. A much better alternative then pesticides.
> Evelyn
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Steve Minor <minok@surfglobal.net>
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 6:54:04 PM
> Subject: Re:
> SBV Control
>
> Thank you, SJ. Great link.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> "Stephen Jepsen" <ctpumpkin@optonline.net>
> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Sent:
> Friday, August 29, 2008 10:34 AM
> Subject: RE: SBV Control
>
>
>> Squash Bugs
> (Anasa tristis) are a pain. Here's a link worth exploring:
>>
>>
> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2141.html
>>
>> Here in CT I've seen
> Squash Bugs earlier in the season than either
>> Cucumber
>> Beetles or Squash
> Vine Borers. As such they often evade detection with
>> grim
>> results. SB's
> can vector bacterial wilt & Mosaic so control is critical in
>> some places.
>>
>> They're also called Stink Bugs for good reason.
>>
>> Stephen Jepsen
>> GPC
> Committee Member
>>
>> Grow 'Em BIG
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
> owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
>> Of
>>
> NormanMeier@aol.com
>> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 10:13 AM
>> To:
> pumpkins@hort.net
>> Subject: Re: SBV Control
>>
>> what can i do to keep the
> pumpkin from rotting thanks
>> normanmeier@aol.com
>>
>>
>> In a message dated
> 8/27/2008 6:26:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> GBPUMPKIN@aol.com writes:
>>
>>
> Yes I have plenty of them also, I vacuum them up this time of year when
>>
> they
>> congregate to sun themselves in late afternoon. There is a trap to
>>
> catch
>> the adults before they lay eggs but I have not tried it yet.
>>
>>
> George
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/27/2008 10:52:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight
> Time,
>> jdale@wpcc.edu writes:
>>
>> A squash bug (gray and stinky) is
> different than a squash vine borer
>> which
>> looks like a wasp and then in
> the worm stage bores into the vine.
>>
>> Jump in tremor......I know you can
> help explain it.
>>
>>>>> <GBPUMPKIN@aol.com> 8/26/2008 5:38 PM >>>
>> I
> mentioned this before but It looks like I have obtained above 95%
>> control
>> with Pheromone Traps. I have not found any damage yet, can't be 100%
>>
> sure
>> until Harvest of, Giant Bumpy Turban, Pumpkinheads, Confection
> Squash,
>> Baby
>> Boo
>> Pumpkin, Jack Be Little Pumpkin, Lumina Pumpkin, &
> Frosty Bush
>> Pumpkin.
>> Butternut Squash also but their vines are seldom
> effected by SVB but
>> they
>> will
>> bore into the fruit itself. Only
> Non-Tropical Gourds are effected by
>> SVB
>> (Tropical have fuzzy non
> scalloped leaves, Non Tropical have Squash
>> type
>> leaves),
>> I have both.
> No signs of damage at this point on Gourds. There was not
>> any
>> damage to
> Summer Squash plants & even though I've just started picking
>> Pumpkenheads
> I have good access to the vines on a trellis & see no
>> damage.
>> I
>> had
> 2
>> traps & caught aproxamatly 30 - 40 SVB.
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>> George Brooks
>> 32 Ward Street
>> North Tewksbury, MA 01876 USA
>> _greenholloworchard.com_
> (http://greenholloworchard.com/index.html)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated
> 8/26/2008 1:37:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> gheyne@millcomm.com writes:
>>
>> Yesterday, I encountered my first squash bugs of this year and they
>>
> were
>> on
>> my Wyatt pumpkins (not AG pumpkins). Sprayed them with
> Triazicide and
>> that
>> was the end of the squash bugs. Sevin should also
> work in killing the
>> squash
>> bugs. I also saw a SVB and hit it with with
> my hat and knocked it to
>> the
>> ground so that I could step on it. That
> was only the second SVB that I
>> have
>> seen in my patch this summer. The
> first one got away, but I found the
>> eggs
>> and destroyed them.
>>
>> George
> Heyne
>> Rochester, MN
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Brian
> Taylor" <brian8t@gmail.com>
>> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday,
> August 26, 2008 1:31 AM
>> Subject: 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----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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