Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #59

Hi folks, one problem with squash bugs is they stay down under the vines
(and anything else that will shelter them) most of the time, and a spray
never hits them. Check vines IMMEDIATELY after a heavy rain, or make it
happen yourself with a SOAKING overhead watering . A lot of them will come
out on top of the leaves to dry (or respire!), where you may gleefully nail
them with the powerful synthetic pyrethroid of your choice.
    Meanwhile, as a result of knee surgery and inattentiveness due to other
bizarre happenings, my AG vines are toast!  Luck to all! As Bill Northrup
would say, "Grow 'em big and orange,"     Wendel


 Wendel Smith
 Extension Agent 1
 Horticulture/4-H
 Tennessee State University
 Lawrence County Cooperative Extension Service
 PO Box 100
 Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
 Phone 931-762-5506
 FAX 931-766-1589

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