Todd wrote:
On 07/13/2014 02:28 PM, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

Got my first squash bug sighting on one of my zukes today.
A big sucker too. What is the best organic method of making
them leave?

I got Chrysanthemum spray, neam oil, hot sauce, soap,
black strap sunflower seeds. I am not opposed to adding
new things too.

Many thanks,
-T

What do you guys think of this stuff?

http://www.saferbrand.com/store/garden-care/5102

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There are two approaches to being 'organic'. One is to try to keep your
garden free of long-lived toxins that stay in the environment and enter the
food chain, to avoid killing beneficial organisms and try to have a garden
that is a healthy ecology. The other is to follow a recipe and to avoid, or
always to use, specified substances.

Is spraying with 'organic' pyrethrin (I assume it is extracted from a daisy)
better or worse than pyrethrum synthesised in a stainless steel vat? If so
why?

Is killing bees (or butterflies or carnivorous ladybirds) with neem better
or worse than killing them with piperonyl butoxide? If so why?


David

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