My squash is so covered in bug eggs |
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Stink Bugs and Squash Beetles
I kept thinking that I had escaped the risk of having a pest attack on my tomatoes and squash plants. I was very wrong. This morning while out watering and checking to see if my summer bearing tomatoes had finally ripened I saw them. Stink bugs crawling on the fruit of my tomato plants and squash bugs on my patty pan squash. So what are my options right now? Really their are only two that I am considering for this season. Option 1 is to hand pick all the mature bugs that I can find. 2 Neem oil. It seems like a combination of both will work best. Picking off the bugs I can find will hopefully limit the immediate damage that is done to the fruit already on the vine. The application of Neem Oil should help limit problems with future bugs that hatch later. I just need to wait for the local feed store to open up tomorrow and the required oil will be in hand.
Labels:
bugs,
gardening,
homesteading,
neem,
neem oil,
organic-ish,
pest control,
squash,
squash beetle,
tomato,
vegetables
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