These little guys are evil! I've heard of them but up until this year my garden hasn't been enticing enough for them to make a visit. After all but killing my pumpkin plant and starting to get to my zucchini plants I found a quick and easy solution to getting rid of these pests. First look under all the leaves on you plants and cut off any that have their eggs on them. They look like little brown poppy seeds in a clump. Then spray some water on the plant and wait for the bugs to start climbing up. Quickly spray every bug with a mixture of dish soap and water, make sure to soak them. After about a minute they are completely dead! It's such a great way to get rid of them because you're not using a pesticide and it doesn't contaminate your' produce. Sometimes it's the little battles in life that bring a smile to my face.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Squashing the squash bugs!
Posted by Dotson Family at 7:49 AM
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3 comments:
I had the same problem last year and thats what I have done this year and haven't had a problem.
You go girl!
Thanks for the tip - I'll have to share it with my mom. She uses rubber gloves and squishes the eggs before they can hatch. Gross!
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