My biggest problem has been growing crookneck squash. I don’t know if it’s pest related, but my plants always die. Every year they start out big and healthy, then they bloom like crazy and put on squash, then they seem to die overnight.
For the first time ever in Northeast PA, two days ago there was a swarm of thousands of red spider mites on the stone steps to our house as thick as snow fleas. The attacked a white rose that flops onto the steps. I think I have them under control, but we’ll see. Apparently they love the very dry weather we have been having. Have always seen the occasional one, but wow!
Tomato hornworms last year.
YUCK!!!!!!!
However there are UV flashlights that show up the hornworms very well at night. Since I can’t stand the thought of actually touching the suckers, I put the leave off and toss it into a bucket of soapy water.
I also bought Bacillus Thuringensis to combat them this year and planted some trap crops and herbs that really seemed to discourage them in some of the plants last year.
We’ll see how that goes.
I guess for me it’s ticks when working in the garden and just have to remember to spray a little repellant on my clothes when out there.
Aphids are my worst insect problem for my veggies, a little Dawn and water keeps them somewhat under control.
Rabbits and gophers, they can get out of control.
Last month I bought to trail cams to watch whats going on at night......rabbits, coyottes, rabbits, gophers, raccoons, rabbitts, red fox, rabbits, opossum, squirrels, sqirrels, squirrels, chipmunks, turkeys, deer.
Suburb of Boston.
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I had some pests (I guess they were damaging(?) ) on my rosemary the other year that looked exactly like walking snowflakes. Seriously! :) They were actually very pretty...
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Don’t know if this will help anyone, but here goes:
Spray Dawn dish soap, diluted, onto plants. Bug chew the leaves, get diarrhea, then die.
Get a 5 gallon bucket and fill with water, put a package of Reman chewing tobacco in it and let it sit in the sun. Spray that on your plants.
Marigolds keep away nemotodes.
Mothballs keep cats and such out of your garden. Throw a few here and there.
This years crop will be.....marijuana. Deer are just about the only major pests. Besides people. I can legally grow 4 plants.
My son had a hemp farm and he wanted to change over so I am the beta site. We have to figure out feeding and tolerance to weather