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    I just want to let everyone know that the dreaded Squash Vine Borer’s have arrived in Southern New England. Thanks to my monitoring traps I know they are around and I have already taken the precautions to apply my chosen control measures.

    I will keep up the monitoring to know the level of pressure my patch is under, but where there is one there are usually more.

    Just trying to keep everyone aware. (Also, see a few posts down on the trap I use.)

6/17/2009 10:52:43 PM

Woburn, MA.

Thanks Matt

6/17/2009 11:08:41 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Thanks Matt

6/18/2009 12:22:31 AM

[email protected]

Thanks Matt - We haven't seem them yet but my gut was turning so I had Matt spray Bifen this afternoon.

What are you using?

6/18/2009 12:31:04 AM

Coventry R.I.

Thanks Matt,, Warrior T here. Will be in touch

6/18/2009 6:33:55 AM

ExtremeVegetables.com

Found one here in Ohio yesterday.

6/18/2009 7:01:24 AM

Connecticut

I did an application of these two active ingredients mixed together....

Imidacloprid (systemic)
Bifenthrin (contact)

The combo of the systemic and contact insecticides I like early in the season so the first wave of insects (SVB and Cuke beetles) are controlled. If you let the first wave get established then I think you have a harder battle all year.

6/18/2009 11:05:47 AM

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I sprayed Tuesday night, got an all night soaker rain and all day today, probably will be out spraying again tonight, sigh! I hope I started spraying early enough this season to get ahead of things.

6/18/2009 2:12:27 PM

Pembroke, New Hampshire

Nothing in my traps up here yet.
They don't like the cold....

6/18/2009 2:29:58 PM

Putnam Ct.

Thanks Matt,, havent seen them yet . but I will be watching.

6/18/2009 2:40:59 PM

Bloomington, IN

Spotted my first one a couple hours ago. I happened to have a glass jar handy when it first flew past me and I spent probably 20 minutes following the damn thing trying to catch it. I finally got lucky and caught it and placed the jar on some black tarp in the scorching sun (86° and sunny at the time). I think I'll sit it next to the pumpkins as an example to future borer moths. :)

6/18/2009 5:35:00 PM

Connecticut, USA

Wow Matt! Isn't that 10 days ahead of the last couple of years here in CT? I better get my traps out there!

6/18/2009 5:48:58 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Paul F in SE Texas reported them a week earlier. I had a few suspicious flyoffs about the 2nd of June or 8 days early but no signs of anything else. Sprayed the 9th because our 'day' is the 10th. No sightings but everyone here sprayed early.

6/18/2009 6:10:22 PM

Oklahoma State Record Holder

I haven't seem them this year, I applied Sevin granules to the soil before planting. I wanted everything dead.

6/18/2009 8:15:38 PM

So. Maine

Last year I saw my 1st SVB on June 15 , this year well I'm still watching... fighting off the cuke beetles and stink bugs right now ,

6/18/2009 8:36:00 PM

Litchfield N. H. 03052

They have been spotted in Farmington NH. Not allowed in Litchfield.

6/18/2009 8:56:20 PM

Connecticut

For me this is the earliest I have ever seen a SVB in Connecticut. I did not expect them until next week but I though to set my traps up just incase and sure enough they are here.

For me the traps work better then the 'glass jar method'. In 20 minuets I can be doing patch work.

Just a note Sevin is a contact insecticide so applying it to the soil will not kill the moths, and will probably not be friendly to your valuable Earthworms.

In my away from the patch trap I caught about 12 Cuke beetles in the trap which is not normal but they were in there.

6/18/2009 9:45:33 PM