Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Thanks, Marc, I didn't think of that. And I will try it. Also not sure that I used the correct name on these - these are not squash borers that get in stems; these look like a shield as an adult - dark gray, and like yellow eggs at first on underneath of leaves, then little furry yellow things under the leaves which suck out the juice and give the plants a virus or bacteria (not sure which)that causes the leaves shrivel up and die. I'm willing to give anything a try at this point - so they will get the neem oil treatment; anything else anyone can suggest to stop these things would be greatly appreciated. Also any ideas on the yellow lady bug like beetle.
Thanks again - veda
--- In MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com, "fiddlewoman1" <fiddlewoman1@...> wrote:
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> Hello Jim,
> My worst gardening problem is also bugs - and all their relatives!!! Somehow I have gotten an infestation of squash/sting bugs in my garden, and for the last two years they have destroyed my cucumbers, pumpkins, and squash!!!! I try to garden organically and not use pesticides, and have tried pulling up all the damaged/old plants, soapy water; smashing those little stinkers, and nearly any other thing other than resorting to some sort of pesticide. I am considering renting a burner to burn anything near the garden so I could kill any residual hibernating eggs. If anyone has a plan to get rid of these, please share! We are losing ALL of our beautiful plentiful cucumber crops (Mittleider Method grows a ton of cucumbers), and I am desperate to get rid of these things. (We live in the mid southeast.)
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> I also had a beetle that took out my green beans that was not a Japanese bean beetle. I heard that it was a beetle from South America that had migrated - looked like a yellow lady bug. Other than bugs, everything has grown like gangbusters!
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> Any suggestions on how to get rid of these pests?
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> Thanks
> veda
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