Like I said, here in CT I did not have any SVB for the first time in many years planting late. It is odd because it doesn't seem like we are that far from Penn, or our weather that different. I will have to see what happens over several years. Maybe they are present in much lower numbers later in the summer. Maybe they don't lay eggs that late, or maybe they just pass over the small late planted squash in favor of the fully grown plants in other gardens. No idea. But since it worked, and it is such little effort, I think I will try anyway. I stuck a few seeds in the ground and then forgot about them so haven't been watering them and they didn't germinate but we have been having a lot of rain this week so I will see if they are still there, if they come up now. Might be too late for a crop, or maybe a short one, but will still be able to see if they get SVB next month or in Sept.
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