There's a lot of information out there on what will and will not work on psyllids, and Neem is one that's been mentioned time and time again, however there are conflicting reports on its effectiveness. I've seen several instances where people have said it's basically ineffective, and what little it does requires it to be sprayed at too-frequent intervals, and others where people seem to think it's doing something ("Sprays containing an extract of neem oil [Greenlight Neem Concentrate] help control a variety of garden pests and may also work on tomato psyllid," according to the Ventura County Master Gardeners). I also came across an article about neem granules, but I've never seen them sold before, and they supposedly need to be put into the planting hole, so that's out at this point. As far as the scaley nymphs go, they don't come off all that easily. They're not like aphids or whiteflies in that regard. And the eggs are even harder to get off. I've rubbed them, pinched at them, sprayed them... they do not come off. I guess I could take a magnifying glass and an expensive pair of slant-tipped tweezers to squish them all, but that would take me years to get them all. Different methods of control work with varying degrees of success, but after doing battle with these guys last year and having them take out my entire tomato crop, I want to use whatever's going to make them die the fastest, provided it doesn't also make my household pets die. I'm not overthinking anything, really. I'm going on what I've read from various sources, and that's all I can do, since it seems that there are no experts on tomato psyllids roaming around doling out advice on what's guaranteed to kill them all off. Even the commercial growers haven't figured out the best way to stop their crop loss with all of the crazy insecticides they have access to, last I read, and I'd imagine if anyone was going to try everything under the sun and come up with a solution, it'd be those with money to lose, so I'm doing the best I can with what I have. Oh and Ray, as far as the Sevin goes, I've come across several recommendations against it. It kills off everything, including any bugs that could be beneficial in eating the psyllids. And the only thing I've read about being proactive against them is the one weird article I came across talking about the neem granules that seemed more like an advertisement than anything scientific. If they want to eat your plants, it doesn't sound like there's must to deter them, but if you find something, let me know.

Thanks for the tips, The earwigs have been targeting my squash plants. All the squash plants I sowed directly in the garden never got beyond their first true leaves before the earwigs totally destroyed them. The one squash I planted out from my mini greenhouse is barely hanging on. I could use all the tips I can get. For some reason the earwigs seem to be fixated mainly on my squash seedlings, as most of my other vegetables are not being decimated. I will come out at night and find them munching on the leaves in groups. Will try the beer trap ideas and maybe the petroleum jelly.

Hi Cora! Yes, a 10% ammonia solution in a spray bottle is by far the easiest to kill slugs on sight without damaging your plants or soil. (You should not use a salt shaker.) Just take any old spray bottle and put in 9 parts water, 1 part household ammonia (non-sudsing kind, if you have it). You may read about stronger solutions (more ammonia), but it is not necessary. Since you will be spraying the slugs as you see them, you will also see that a 10% solution works. Have fun! Carol

I tried the Natria slug bait (which uses iron phosphate like Sluggo but is cheaper). It seems to have worked or at least controlled the population. I don't see as many slugs and snails around as much in the evenings and mornings anymore. It's still a on-going control method but for now, the constant frustration of seeing some new damage every morning is over. Of course, that is also combined with the plants growing bigger and fuller, so I may not notice bits and pieces of damage here and there. However, I'm basing my conclusions on actually not seeing as many bait pieces (assuming they were eaten) and not seeing as many of slugs and snails, as opposed to seeing plant damage. This morning, I did saw some ants carrying the bait away, so at least I know they seem to play a part in the disappearing bait also.