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Leaf footed bugs, stink bugs and squash bugs

18 years ago

I have these three pests in pretty alarming numbers. Does anyone know what predators go after them? I've not been spraying much of anything this season since much of my garden is an Aquaponic system and there are very few sprays that would be safe for the fish and bacteria.

All three of these bugs are juice suckers and thus avoid ingesting most poisons that might be on the surface of the plants. From my past experience, almost no sprays work well against the adults anyway. In the past I did use a vacuum to suck them up on occasion. Neem oil is supposed to inhibit the young from growing up properly but it does nothing against the adults. Then again, I'm not using any oils around the Aquaponics system either.

To a large extent, I've been sharing with the pests this year and hoping some natural predators will move in to help me out.

What do others out there know about these bugs that you can share with everyone else?

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