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Post by Gardener on Sept 14, 2020 20:35:59 GMT -6
This is the first year I've really dealt with squash bugs. I'm not finding tons of information about control. Some people suggest putting a board down on the ground to attract them and then kill them each morning. I looked for eggs on the leaves, and smooshed quite a few, but I obviously missed many because they destroyed my spaghetti squash. I'm reading that fall clean up is important, and I'm thinking about insect fabric next year. Any other ideas?
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Post by handmaid on Sept 14, 2020 21:05:04 GMT -6
I do the duct tape method of blotting up the eggs. Works great for grabbing the nymphs and adults too. This year I planted a ton of squash, but the bugs got away from us. So we lost quite a few plants, and only one zuchinni! Not sure what I will do in the soil, except maybe work in some diatomaceous earth. My husbnd'd organic farmer father gave us some Milky Spore to put down for grub control. I wonder if that would work for squash infestations as well?
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Post by Gardener on Sept 15, 2020 13:45:06 GMT -6
Milky spore only works on Japanese Beetle grubs, so no, I don't think it will work on squash bugs. Thanks for your response, though!
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Post by DirtDiva Admin on Sept 16, 2020 7:08:29 GMT -6
I plant dill with mine. Supposed to not like the smell. Since they tend to come out in June I wait and plant my squash more toward the end of the season not allowing them to mature as long so the chance of winterkill increases. Yellow sticky traps help because the yellow blooms is what attracts them. I also do not plant them all in one spot. I space them at different places in the garden. That way they have a harder time spreading. Clean up so they have no place to hide in the winter. You will alwys have them but just reducing the numbers helps.
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