Big living inside my stem????

I found this hole a few days ago and some stuff seemed to keep seeping out of it, now there seems to be bulges forming above and below the hole, any ideas??/fixes?

There's probably a worm in there. I've had them before on outdoor plants. I braced the stem with bamboo and split it open with a scalpel, removing the worm. Sometimes works, sometimes don't but it's worth a try.

cindysid said:

There's probably a worm in there. I've had them before on outdoor plants. I braced the stem with bamboo and split it open with a scalpel, removing the worm. Sometimes works, sometimes don't but it's worth a try.

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Thank you I’m gunna give it a try right now

Just make sure you support the stem very well. It will heal up nicely if you can get that sucker out!

Opened her up about ten inches I covered all of the swallow spots but found nothing, any other ideas?

I think it needs a Priest now.....

Hydrotech364 said:

I think it needs a Priest now.....

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Ooh yeah

Neosback said:

Ooh yeah

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Cut that branch off and root it by itself. Just like any other cutting. The donor plant will live. The cutting maybe.

Could be sap. But I don't see anything. Did you wipe it before the pic?

Surprisingly showing no signs of stress after cutting her completely open lol, I didn’t find anything I’ll let her heal up a bit and if the broths continue I’ll chop that branch off

She should heal up fine.

Could have just been from an injury, but usually if there's a hole, there's a worm.

Neosback said:

Surprisingly showing no signs of stress after cutting her completely open lol, I didn’t find anything I’ll let her heal up a bit and if the broths continue I’ll chop that branch off

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theres a stem borer in there cut that branch off, they bore up as far as they can then they head down right into the main stem killing the plant get some bt or spinosad asap. one more thing they come in bunchs check ya plants very close.next yr spray bt starting in mid june.

What cultivar?

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View attachment 4365544 View attachment 4365545 I found this hole a few days ago and some stuff seemed to keep seeping out of it, now there seems to be bulges forming above and below the hole, any ideas??/fixes?

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Make a super clone hahahaha