Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: Bugs
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agteacher |
Princeville, IL
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I know some have mentioned it but growers beware of the insect onset this year. I treat my seedlings with Imedicloprid ( Merit) when they are in pots and again when I transplant them. I have noticed a carpet of dead cucumber beetles under my plants this week. I have never seen so many this early. I am also already finding dead squash bugs and that is two weeks or so earlier than normal. I am expecting SVB to arrive early also so am on the lookout. Looking like a bad bug year so far.
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6/3/2016 7:18:13 AM
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WiZZy |
President - GPC
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Foliar spray Bifethrin to repel them from landing...Merit alone will kill the squash bugs but they may have already infected your plant. You can apply both at foliar time once a week.
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6/3/2016 9:33:30 AM
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Orangeneck (Team HAMMER) |
Eastern Pennsylvania
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This has been a strange year, I have not seen a single bug on or around any of my plants. I haven't even sprayed yet.
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6/3/2016 12:55:46 PM
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Crawdad |
Susquehanna,pa
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I haven't seen any bugs around my plants yet either . Hope it stays that way. I haven't sprayed yet but I'm ready.
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6/3/2016 6:28:23 PM
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Smallmouth |
Upa Creek, Mo
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Same as Orangeneck here (I have sprayed though), but I am not complaining. I never seem to get the cucumber beetle and squash bug pressure the guys in the northeast do. Vine borers are my #1 enemy here since they have multiple cycles compared to up North and a contact spray is irrelevant with them. You guys west of the Rockies are lucky you don't have them.
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6/3/2016 6:49:17 PM
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TruckinPunkin |
Upper Strasburg, PA
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About a week ago, my plants got swarmed by cucumber beetles. I'm still finding a few new beetle carcasses every morning.
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6/4/2016 4:41:40 PM
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Dyberry Patch |
Honesdale Pa USA
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Had one plant covered with cuke beetles, all the rest were fine, talstar cleared up the problem.
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6/5/2016 11:04:59 AM
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swaintech |
churchville, ny
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Yes, odd year here in western NY. Lost a few great plants very early to corn maggots which had never been much of a problem here. I have not seen a single cucumber beetle which is hard to believe. I have seen a few squash bugs in soil and have applied Biifen, warrior and merit.
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6/12/2016 12:21:05 AM
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Jenambaus |
Ukiah, Mendocino county, California
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Which Bifen is best XTS oil base or Bifen IT?
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8/6/2016 4:49:47 PM
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