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  • From: Bill Bradshaw <billbradshaw AT direcway.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Squash Bugs
  • Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 21:06:33 -0500

Just to relate a short story on bug catching. I am about 2 days older
than dirt myself . I do remember my grandfather would place a #3 wash tub
out in the field, And fill about half full with water and add just enough
coaloil to cover the water. Then a lantern was hung over the tub and would
burn at night until the oil was used up in the lantern. This system worked
very well though it did catch both good and bad bugs alike. Just remembering
TexasBill


> Guess I'll tell you an old trick to deal with squash bugs. Put flat
boards
> down at the base of your plants. The bugs will crawl under the them at
> night. Go out early in the morning and lift up the boards. You can
spray,
> drown, squish, or whatever you want with them.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> (West Texas) Mark
>
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