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Continued from page 52 mixture of tobasco sauce and water
and spray it onto the soil around the
control slugs. Slugs love a moist
environment, so water your garden base of plants.
in the morning as opposed to the Japanese Beetles
evening, giving a drier environment
This is a problem we gardeners
when they come out to feed. Copper seem to talk about the most, and it is
will kill slugs, and placing copper
(pennies around the plant, shiny ongoing. These nasty bugs have no
natural predators in Ontario, having
copper strips, copper wiring) in the hitched a ride to our country decades
affected areas can help. Slug traps
ago. These beetles, with iridescent
such as shallow containers of beer to green abdomens and metallic copper
drown them, or spent oranges, attract
slugs. Giving them a place to hide wings, are easy to spot, but very

difficult to get rid of. Clearly not
during the day may gather them, so selective eaters, these beetles feast
place a piece of wood or cardboard
on over 300 plant species. It is
on the moist ground for the day, then noteworthy that the adult beetles are
checking and removing the slugs into
soapy water at dusk. My experiment not the only threat, as they lay their
eggs in lawns, which hatch into the
this year will be using coffee and White Grub, a small c-shaped larva
coffee grounds. Apparently, they Photo Submitted
that feasts on your grass roots.
hate caffeine! Results tba. either. may come in contact with it. Hang
By now we have all seen the traps
Squash Bugs birdhouses in the garden or create
that one can buy at garden centers. Always use organic control a little pond feature to entice toads.
Squash bugs are most attracted to These traps use pheromones and products such as horticultural oil, Check out the list for companion
cucurbit vegetables such as squash, floral lures to entice the beetle into insecticidal soap, or neem-based planting, which may help deter nasty

zucchini, cucumbers, and pumpkins. the bag. Once there, they are trapped, insecticides when dealing with pest bugs. Your local garden center is a
These bugs do a tremendous amount and you can easily remove them. It eradication. Non-organic products good place to get more information
of damage in a short time, so early
is important to note that these traps may kill the bug you are targeting, on products and ideas.
detection is key. Signs that they are
lure beetles, so keep the trap at least but they have very harmful effects Always something to learn.
present are wilted, yellowing or 50ft away from your gardens and Happy plotting!
dead leaves, and finding the eggs on the other insects and birds that

plants that you are protecting. You
on the bottom of the leaves. The Thom’s Trivia
eggs are small, black, and bullet can also “hunt” the Japanese beetle.
Early morning is the best time as
shaped. Picking these eggs daily Answers
may control/eradicate the problem. they are sluggish, not gripping the
Creating an overnight resting place plant quite as strongly. Pick or shake Questions on page 28
for squash bugs by placing a shingle them off into a bucket of soapy water,
or piece of wood will gather them wherein they will drown. Leaving 1A - Mario Vien by the Los Angeles Kings.
for your destruction in the morning. the container with the deal beetles 2A - Mario Vien, Toronto Toros, Marc Brazeau, Toronto
Planting onions or garlic can confuse near to your plants can also act as a
or repel the bugs. Strong spices may deterrent, as the beetles dislike the and Yvon Disotell by the Cincinnati Stingers.
help deter all types of bugs. Make a scent. You probably won’t like it, 3A - Moe Racine after 17 years with the Ottawa Rough Riders.