How to get rid these bugs?

BCFotos Mon Aug 25, 2014 5:40 pm

I have these black bugs all over my zucchini plant. What are they and how to get rid of them without using commercial pesticide (I am try to organic veggies)?

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HLMullaney Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:37 pm

Those look like aphids. Have you tried some homemade insecticidal soap? Lady beetles LOVE them!

BCFotos Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:50 pm

Thanks for your reply. Do you have a formula for the homemade organic insecticide?

**sanderson** Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:04 pm

BCFotos, There is a whole sub-forum regarding "Household/Garden Recipes. Go to Home and scroll down to Outside the Box.

Here is one topic but there are many more.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t12855-can-you-make-bug-spray-for-your-garden

**camprn** Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:56 pm

Spray them with a homemade insecticidal soap solution. Use dish soap, not detergent. Then blast 'em with a stream of water.

**sanderson** Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:45 pm

Nice video. I learned that my pump sprayer is inferior to his! Embarassed

Has anyone else found that the Round Up brand of sprayer is as good as shown in this video??

mollyhespra Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:40 pm

Sanderson, I have two of the "inferior" kind. And really, they work just fine. One has a more "misty" spray pattern and that's the one I use on my seedlings. The other one I use when I spray milk or whatever on the outside plants.

While that "Round-Up" sprayer seems more rugged, there *must* be other brands that carry the same sprayer under their logo. Personally, I'm not willing to send *any* of my funds to that company, nor am I willing to advertise for them, so-- I'll stick to my "inferior" sprayers. It's a "vote with your dollars" kind of thing.

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BCFotos Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:43 pm

Thank you everyone so much for the info. I am ready to try it.

**sanderson** Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:29 pm

Thank you, Molly. Just looking for a really big, more powerful pump sprayer. I have spider mites up the wazoo.

**camprn** Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:47 am

I love my garden sprayer. Great thing for 12 bucks... works like a charm.

**camprn** Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:51 am

sanderson wrote:Thank you, Molly. Just looking for a really big, more powerful pump sprayer. I have spider mites up the wazoo.

Bigger aint always better, baby! Wink

**sanderson** Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:31 pm

Just wanting something to speed up the process.

CapeCoddess Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:34 pm

mollyhespra wrote:Sanderson, I have two of the "inferior" kind. And really, they work just fine. One has a more "misty" spray pattern and that's the one I use on my seedlings. The other one I use when I spray milk or whatever on the outside plants.

While that "Round-Up" sprayer seems more rugged, there *must* be other brands that carry the same sprayer under their logo. Personally, I'm not willing to send *any* of my funds to that company, nor am I willing to advertise for them, so-- I'll stick to my "inferior" sprayers. It's a "vote with your dollars" kind of thing.

Totally agree. What are the brand names of the 2 sprayers you have, Molly?
CC

**camprn** Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:47 pm

sanderson wrote: Just wanting something to speed up the process.

it's a process, not usually an event.

mollyhespra Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:49 pm

CC, one has a "Flo-Master" logo on it (it looks just like the "inferior" one in the video) and the other one says "Grab & Go Multi-Use Sprayer". The "Grab & Go" one is the one with the finer spray, IIRC.

I don't remember which one I got where, but it may be that the "Grab & Go" was from Aubuchon and the other from Home Depot, but it could be vice-versa.

**sanderson** Tue Aug 26, 2014 2:20 pm

camprn wrote:
sanderson wrote: Just wanting something to speed up the process.
it's a process, not usually an event.

If you could see the large area and infrastructures I have to spray, you would call it an event! Very Happy

**camprn** Tue Aug 26, 2014 2:53 pm

sanderson wrote:
camprn wrote:
sanderson wrote: Just wanting something to speed up the process.
it's a process, not usually an event.

If you could see the large area and infrastructures I have to spray, you would call it an event!

Clearly you will have to refill the bottle more than once. affraid

Marc Iverson Tue Aug 26, 2014 4:23 pm

The round-up sprayers on Amazon get poor reviews. Lots of other ones get great reviews, though. I always like to check customer reviews on Amazon. Especially the negative ones, as they're often more honest and useful.

TCgardening Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:54 pm

Any of the sprayers with a brass nozzle seem to work better. I have a couple of the el-cheapo models to spray the fungicide & spinosid with. I find they are OK for just a foliar spray. It also keeps me straight between them & the herbicide.
If you have a big area a backpack sprayer is the way to go. You can easily keep pumping while you spray to keep the pressure up plus they are a little larger. Expect to pay $100 bucks for one unless you can find a Craigslist deal.

**sanderson** Wed Aug 27, 2014 4:36 am

Camp, You're funny! Very Happy

I finished spraying for spider mites and it only took 1 gallon. 99 times to pump but only 1 gallon. I'll quit whimpering.

But, the hose bottle sprayer dribbles and is wimpy. It's time to soapy wash all of the landscape of the sticky summer pollution. The landscape plants, tables, house facade, etc. Whimper.

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