## Farmer’s Simple Tip to Remove Pest Eggs from Your Garden
### By Kenneth Wilson | July 18, 2024
A gardening expert has shared an easy and effective method to protect your plants from pests using just one household item. With this tip, you can quickly remove squash bug eggs and keep your produce safe.
### The Hack
The process is straightforward and requires only a piece of tape to remove squash bug egg clusters. Here’s how to do it:
1. Wrap a piece of tape around your fingers, sticky side out.
2. Press the sticky side of the tape onto the egg clusters.
3. Pull the tape away to remove the potential pests.
Although duct tape is commonly used, eco-friendly options like paper-based tapes work just as well. Be aware that using strong adhesive tape might pull off small parts of the leaf, but it’s a minor damage compared to the harm caused by hatching squash bugs. To ensure the eggs don’t hatch, you can either squash them or place them in soapy water.
### Benefits
Tips like this one make gardening easier and more effective, positively impacting the environment. Growing your own food leads to healthier diets and improved mental well-being, while also reducing pollution from shipping and industrial farming. This method also saves money on groceries.
Managing the squash bug population is crucial for food-producing plants, making this tip invaluable for gardeners.
For more gardening tips, check out The Cool Down’s Guide on home gardening.
### What Everyone’s Saying
Commenters are excited about this method:
“Great tip, Sara, tape works like a charm!”
“This is so much easier. It works great!”
“I love this tape idea, brilliant!”
“Instead of cutting the whole leaf off, this is a much better solution.”
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