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Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

How well does Orthene work for squash bugs and cucumber beetles? Is it to strong to use on pumpkin plants?

12/20/2005 3:39:20 PM

Ohio

Hoots , you mean ortho?

12/28/2005 3:45:08 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Is the Ortherne in question Acephate?

12/28/2005 7:53:44 PM

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

Yes, according to the label the active ingredient in Orthene is 75% Acephate. Anyone had experience with this?

1/1/2006 1:48:13 AM

Long Island,New York

stinky stuff

1/1/2006 9:01:39 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I've heard of people using acephate on pumpkins but it isn't specifically labeled for them that I know of. It does a good job on Squash Bugs so some folks have used it. The formulation isn't known to be hard on sensitive plants so if I was tempted to try Orthene, I would practice the usual temperature precautions on a test plant first.

1/1/2006 10:06:18 AM