No, the active ingredient carbaryl in pesticides does not control pesty aphid populations on cucurbits.
Specifically, the term cucurbits includes cantaloupe, cucumber, pumpkin, squash and watermelon. Carbaryl is ineffective when these edible plants are overrun by aphids. Instead, an effective choice is permethrin, which requires a three-day wait between last application and harvest.
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Boric acid, orthene, pyrethrin, ,carbaryl,sarin
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Search carbamate insecticides. I think it's the active in all
Tempo stuff
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Pesticides that kill squash bugs include non-organic synthetics
that contain carbaryl or permethrin and organic insecticidal soaps
such as Safer Insect Killing Soap from Sears.