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linuxmoose · March 31, 2015

I always just consider squash to be a short-term vegetable. In other words, I'm going to get squash for a few weeks before the squash bugs kill the plants. For some reason, they left my white scallop alone last year. It continued to produce all summer until the cool weather killed it, and that is unheard of around here. The yellow crookneck and zucchini were gone within weeks. I'm hoping I have that luck this year. I've tried Sevin and Malathion, and I think they like the taste of the stuff. I'm going to give the neem oil a shot this year, since nothing else helps, and I've heard of others having better luck with it than with pesticide.

March 31, 2015	#66
linuxmoose Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Northport, Alabama Posts: 25	I always just consider squash to be a short-term vegetable. In other words, I'm going to get squash for a few weeks before the squash bugs kill the plants. For some reason, they left my white scallop alone last year. It continued to produce all summer until the cool weather killed it, and that is unheard of around here. The yellow crookneck and zucchini were gone within weeks. I'm hoping I have that luck this year. I've tried Sevin and Malathion, and I think they like the taste of the stuff. I'm going to give the neem oil a shot this year, since nothing else helps, and I've heard of others having better luck with it than with pesticide.