Out door 2022 open show an tell

thumper60

thumper60

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For anyone in New England just saw my first squash stem borer flying around today, The flyers only last a couple weeks so they are busy laying eggs now, The damage from these fuckers dont show up till late july GET SPRAYING i use spinosad.
 
buckaclark

buckaclark

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thumper60 said:
For anyone in New England just saw my first squash stem borer flying around today, The flyers only last a couple weeks so they are busy laying eggs now, The damage from these fuckers dont show up till late july GET SPRAYING i use spinosad.
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I was seeing sawdust around the stem nodes the last couple days and sprayed spinosad last night.Hope I wasn't too late.
 
thumper60

thumper60

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buckaclark said:
I was seeing sawdust around the stem nodes the last couple days and sprayed spinosad last night.Hope I wasn't too late.
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Oh boy that means the worm has hatched an is now in your plant I have sliced the stalk an dug a few out 50/50 if branch makes it. Most people dont even notice the damage until things get to wilting late july then find the holes an dust.
 
thumper60

thumper60

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buckaclark said:
Yes it's only a couple small tops about 10 inches long ,I cut them off anyway .I'm in VA so you guys get spraying luckily I remember them from last season.
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was the hole right below where a leaf grows out thats mostly where i find mine must be a soft spot there?
 
buckaclark

buckaclark

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thumper60 said:
was the hole right below where a leaf grows out thats mostly where i find mine must be a soft spot there?
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It was strangely like right in the crotch of the leaf and sprout stem on top.I checked under where I he'd them last year and didn't find anything . Hopefully they just got started.
 
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mandocat

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thumper60 said:
Oh boy that means the worm has hatched an is now in your plant I have sliced the stalk an dug a few out 50/50 if branch makes it. Most people dont even notice the damage until things get to wilting late july then find the holes an dust.
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I have lost branches to stem borers, here in Oklahoma, but usually the plants are large enough to deal with them without any problems. I can see how smaller plants could be devastated.
 
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r0ttie1

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mandocat said:
I have lost branches to stem borers, here in Oklahoma, but usually the plants are large enough to deal with them without any problems. I can see how smaller plants could be devastated.
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Frigging wind has been my problem. It never stops. Lost 10 seedlings so far. And they weren't tiny.
 
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