[MittleiderMethodGardening] Re: Cabbage Moth Problems
--- In MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com, "books4bees" <audrey@...> wrote:
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> I live in Logan, Utah and am having a problem with moths.
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> Although I don't actually have any cabbages, I recognize them as the kind that like to eat cabbage leaves.
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> They are eating holes all over the cauliflower leaves, and the zucchini leaves are starting to look like stencils with only the vein patterns left.
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> Even the bean leaves are starting to get holey.
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> I found dotted eggs under a pumpkin leaf and don't know if the culprit is the same.
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> I have never had a problem like this...maybe a stray moth or two, but this is an infestation.
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> Any help or advice would be appreciated.
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> Audrey
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The eggs you are finding on the bottom side of the pumpkin leaves is most likely squash bug eggs. I remove the eggs using the sticky side of duct tape. The only way I was able to get rid of the squash bug infestation was = guinea hens. They also eat Japanese beetles and many other insects. The trick to keeping guineas in your area is to raise them from chicks. (tricky) I hardly ever see the squash bugs now. Liquid Seven dust, Neem oil, Horticulture oil , or Malathion kills the squash bugs and cabbage worms.
Good Luck and Happy Gardening
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