2006-09-11 02:44:59 · 8 answers · asked by organic gardener 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Another good-trick, and one taught to me by my "late-Granny" is take a few bars of Ivory soap and cut them into thirds, then place them in-between the rows of your veggie's. As you water your garden the soap will faom-up and place a "light" film on the ground and at the base of your plants. It will suffocate the bugs and also kill their eggs. It also works real well around the base of your trees, but use a whole bar of soap at the base of each tree. Ivory soap will not hurt the plants, trees, or you, nor will you taste any soap on your veggie's, especially when you rinse them off before you eat them...
Your plants and trees will love you for that, and you will see the bugs leaving or dying real quick too!
I hope this helps you and your garden....
2006-09-11 03:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by 1moe4u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you are dealing with the adults now, and because squash bugs spend nights under flat objrects, the best method would be to lay out boards in the evening. In early morning turn over the boards and squash the bugs.
However next spring, when they will lay their eggs on leaves - you should watch for masses of hard brown eggs crowded together on the leaf underside - destroy them. Star early when the plants are still small!!!
2006-09-11 04:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by Barbados Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too late for this year. Next year, completely cover new transplants with Reemay (also called floating row cover). Tuck it in well at the base. Leave it on until female flowers appear. By that time the life cycle of the beetles is over, and the plants will be strong enough to withstand any attacks as well.
2006-09-11 03:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Border your garden with marigolds... bugs HATE them. They are like broccoli to little kids to bugs. Sprinkle a solution of water with red pepper flake on the ground around things. They also hate cinnamon and cayanne pepper.
2006-09-11 02:52:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer with the flat board is the best,,,,i have found nothing that will kill a squash bug except mashing them,,,,,,the eggs under the leaves look like little copper BB's,,,,,,find and mash them also
2006-09-15 02:23:03 · answer #5 · answered by bluemaxinokla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a can of chewing tobaaco and boil in water let cool (like you were making tea), put in a garden hose sprayer and spray over garden
2006-09-11 18:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by rugbumpr69@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soft soap diluted in water is a good organic solution
2006-09-14 11:39:55 · answer #7 · answered by monty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
organic pesticides
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2006-09-11 02:50:33 · answer #8 · answered by Questions&Answers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋