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  • From: "Paul Wiediger" <wiediger AT windstream.net>
  • To: "'Steve Diver'" <steved AT ipa.net>, "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs
  • Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:43:11 -0500

I've noticed this when I water squash transplants - the squash bugs come to
the top of the plants. Interesting behavior - wonder if it is common to
true bugs?

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

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[mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Steve Diver
Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Leaf-footed bugs

Thanks, Shawnee

Yeah the true bugs are among the harder to control;
they are built like tanks.

When the leaf-footed bug feeds on tomato fruits they
look awful. A market farmer would really have to
be on their toes.

By happenchance I've come across a cultural observation.
Being a horticulturist who's seen plenty of plant
diseases on tomatoes and cukes, I avoid splashing water
on plants in the evening.

But DW is a "mister". She loves to mist the plants in
late afternoon / evening and says the plants are telling
her that's what they need.

One recent evening she hosed down the tomato jungle.
Soon after I noticed a number of leaf-footed bugs had
crawled to the top of the plants where they were sitting
on upper leaves and bamboo stakes. So they were easy to
spot and pick off.

So I tried it again this evening and sprayed down the
tomato plants with a hose shower. Sure enough, pretty
soon the leaf-footed bugs were sitting on leaves at
top of the plants..... so easy to pick off.

Steve Diver
Central Texas
.... with 15 record breaking hot days in May-June 2008







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