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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.
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