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Upstate S.C.

Lets say you plan on pollinating you pumpkin the last week of June or first week of July. When is a good time to stop sraying for bugs, and when should you start back. Or is all this just nonsense and you can spray during the pollination period. I have heard not to spray two weeks before and then two weeks after the pollination, but lord that's a WHOLE month and ALOT of bugs not munching on your plant.

6/17/2009 11:27:24 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I've never modified the spray program but we don't spray when there are a lot of open males to keep from killing bees. I prefer to cut the surplus males anyway.

We also never spray any female that is to be pollinated within a day or two.

6/18/2009 12:49:57 AM

Ohio

Mace, I always try to hold back on my Nitrogen about a week before pollination and after, as far as pesticides go, I just make sure not to spray a couple days before or after, including the day of. But that's just me, others may hold off a little longer or shorter.

6/20/2009 4:51:54 AM

Upstate S.C.

Thanks buddy.

6/21/2009 4:28:34 AM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Pollination is right when bug pressure (SVBs for me anyhow) starts to get heavy. I wouldn't dream of stopping spraying until the end of august (pesticides) or end of september (fungicides).

6/24/2009 8:26:35 PM