Squash Bugs SUCK - Page 2

tjg911 · August 27, 2012

if i grow it in the garden i wouldn't use a pesticide. surround i think it is called is a clay based substance you spray on but it needs reapplying after rain and you need to coat both sides of the leaves. cb are slow early in the morning but once the sun starts to warm the air they are very fast and hard to catch. i suggest 7 am, by 8 am it may be too late.

tom

lakelady · August 27, 2012

well, I go out with my morning coffee. Got another 30 or so today. Man they are ALL OVER. Tonight I noticed probably 5 or 6 on the yellow sticky trap, at least one of them, but not the other 2.

We have lots of bats around here at night, but apparently they are not doing a good job of controlling the bugs. Maybe it's time for a Bat-house (or Bat Cave )

August 27, 2012	#16
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	if i grow it in the garden i wouldn't use a pesticide. surround i think it is called is a clay based substance you spray on but it needs reapplying after rain and you need to coat both sides of the leaves. cb are slow early in the morning but once the sun starts to warm the air they are very fast and hard to catch. i suggest 7 am, by 8 am it may be too late. tom __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life

August 27, 2012	#17
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	well, I go out with my morning coffee. Got another 30 or so today. Man they are ALL OVER. Tonight I noticed probably 5 or 6 on the yellow sticky trap, at least one of them, but not the other 2. We have lots of bats around here at night, but apparently they are not doing a good job of controlling the bugs. Maybe it's time for a Bat-house (or Bat Cave ) __________________ Antoniette