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Sunday, June 29, 2008
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pumpkinJesus
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The bottom of New Jersey
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Here is the Eaton this morning. My organic method of insect control (which I call "spray and smash") is working well, there are just a few cucumber beetles which I can live with as long as I can keep their numbers small. I spray Pyola on the stems and sometimes the surrounding soil and I grab and smash any that try to get away. It can be time consuming, but it is recreational for me. They don't need to be eradicated, just kept under control, and by not spraying chemicals we have a healthy spider population and other beneficials that help out. I occasionally spray the soil thoroughly as well to allow some Pyola to soak down to the root system - this takes care of eggs and larvae, thereby hitting all stages of the cucumber beetle life cycle. This is key to population control.
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