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Subject: squash bugs/soapy water
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dougc |
Powhatan,virginia
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i saw on you tube 1 table spoon of dish detergant to 24oz of water spray them an the little bastards died amazing check it out
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3/14/2010 8:00:04 AM
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Tomato Man |
Colorado Springs, CO
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The soapy-water solution is more effective on the soft-bodies critters and has been practiced for many years. Much could depend on what stage of the insect life cycle you encounter when dealing with other shelled/exoskeleton critters. You might be well to consider adding 1 oz. of a d-Limonene orange oil to that same prepared solution and use that mix to go after the adult bugs or those with a waxy chiton that can be dissolved by the orange oil and allowing it and the soapy stuff to get inside the bugs defensive shield surface. Clearly a contact approach, any such solution must land ON the bug, it is not a preventative appplication with residual effect.
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4/7/2010 11:50:33 AM
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