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joseph · April 21, 2014

I deal with squash bugs by allowing promiscuous pollination, and planting genetically diverse seeds, and not saving seeds from any plant that fails to produce fruit. I don't care if bugs munch on a plant as long as it produces a harvest for me. If it produces an abundant harvest in spite of the bugs then that's even better.

April 21, 2014	#14
joseph Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake Posts: 1,244	I deal with squash bugs by allowing promiscuous pollination, and planting genetically diverse seeds, and not saving seeds from any plant that fails to produce fruit. I don't care if bugs munch on a plant as long as it produces a harvest for me. If it produces an abundant harvest in spite of the bugs then that's even better.