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Old 08-06-2007, 02:10 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Bugs

Last year I tried to go without any insecticides in my garden. Me and
my son did slug hunts at night, I spread diatomaceous earth for bugs
(especially squash bugs), and sprayed with neem when my tomatoes got
soft rot. It was a disaster, the bugs and rot got everything edible,
until late in the summer when I broke out malathion and seven, and
physan (benzalkonium chloride).

The squash bug nymphs are back already and destroying(and infesting)
my lettuce and they have already killed the cucumber and squash
seedlings. How do I manage things without resorting to poisons
again?!

Help me be green.

Jim

 
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