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  • From: Gail Hoskisson <moabgail AT frontiernet.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Squash Bugs
  • Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 21:18:44 -0600

on 9/24/04 7:36 PM, TxBeeFarmer at TxBeeFarmer AT HotPop.com wrote:

> 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.

You all are just full of great suggestions.

The boards sound like a really good idea but going after the little buggers
with a vacuum just sounds like entirely too much fun. Like Marie, I'll have
to string together two or three of the orange 50 foot long extension cords
to reach the squash. If I can't get enough of them then luring them under
the boards for an early morning final sneak attack sounds like the way to
go.

This ought to give the tourists on the pedestrian walkway something to talk
about. ;-)

Gail





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