Pumpkin Worm...

gssgarden · June 22, 2015

I know this is some kind of worm borer but don't know the name. It took down my plant.

Now, I have a few more, and I sprayed Sevin on them. I even cracked a couple open and saw more of them, which got sprayed.

Will the spray help at all? Plant again?

First time growing them btw. Live and Learn!

Greg

**Lee** · June 22, 2015

Squash Vine Borers.... Hate 'em....... Sevin should work. Bury your plant where you cut the stem open to help it recover.....

Good luck!

Lee

AlittleSalt · June 22, 2015

I've read that some people put foil on the base of the plant to discourage squash vine borers. We had them one year. You could see the fine sawdust like results on them.

We burnt the plants.

pauldavid · June 22, 2015

Squash vine borers are nasty little buggers. Hard to kill, or hard to get to, to kill them.

June 22, 2015	#1
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,820	Pumpkin Worm... I know this is some kind of worm borer but don't know the name. It took down my plant. Now, I have a few more, and I sprayed Sevin on them. I even cracked a couple open and saw more of them, which got sprayed. Will the spray help at all? Plant again? First time growing them btw. Live and Learn! Greg

June 22, 2015	#2
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,186	Squash Vine Borers.... Hate 'em....... Sevin should work. Bury your plant where you cut the stem open to help it recover..... Good luck! Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

June 22, 2015	#3
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I've read that some people put foil on the base of the plant to discourage squash vine borers. We had them one year. You could see the fine sawdust like results on them. We burnt the plants.

June 22, 2015	#4
pauldavid Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NE Louisiana, Zone 8A Posts: 1,179	Squash vine borers are nasty little buggers. Hard to kill, or hard to get to, to kill them.