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Pembroke, Ma

I have a small wound on my biggest pumpkin that is healed but looks like a hole from a bb or something. It is closed and I thought it would just grow over and close or something. Any ideas? Should I abort this thing or try to turn the wound to the bottom? Is it an insect in there? I have no clue and just kept hoping it would go away, lol.

7/15/2010 9:45:42 AM

Pembroke, Ma

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiarySubmitFinished.asp?eid=138694

7/15/2010 9:45:50 AM

Upa Creek, MO

Keep an eye out for frass coming out of the hole. I had a squash vine borer get into one of my pumpkins - see diary.

7/15/2010 10:06:59 AM

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SVB the borer sometimes hits the fruit.

7/15/2010 10:21:55 AM

Pembroke, Ma

It's completely sealed up but is a pretty deep wound. There was some scuff marks where the pumpkin rubbed up against the leaf stem before I prunned it. Think it started around one of those scuffs.

7/15/2010 10:23:02 AM

Pembroke, Ma

what does a borer look like? I have a few beatle like things with yellow and black striped wings that have been showing up in my flowers. Figures the only issue I have is in my biggest pumpkin. Arghhhh

7/15/2010 10:25:49 AM

Upa Creek, MO

just qoogle squash vine borer, they are black and red. It's their larva that bores into the plants or fruit. Sounds like you are talking about a cucumber beetle. They don't bore holes.

7/15/2010 11:20:21 AM

Pembroke, Ma

I was looking at the pictures on google and I havent seen any of the borers. Also my pumpkin doesnt have a hole, just an indent that is clean in the middle. I had a small wound where the pumpkin rubbed up against the sharp leaf when it was little and think it might have something to do with that. I don't know what to do. Should I kill it off or wait and see what happens?

7/15/2010 11:42:48 AM

Upa Creek, MO

Is this pumpkin going to be a model? Just kidding, keep it if it is just an indention.

7/15/2010 12:09:52 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

Rich the bugs that you're describing is the stripped cumber beatles. Get some "Sevin " and follow the instructions on the package. That'll kill the cumber beatles. they can wilt leaves and eat the plant before you know whats happening.

7/15/2010 12:10:46 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

There is a pickle worm also that does this..get them on the field pumpkins

7/15/2010 1:08:27 PM

Pembroke, Ma

Thanks guys, really thank you. I think it's just an indent(I hope). There is a link to a close up picture of the indent. I have one other pumpkin set but that was my first and is the biggest. I only have one other small female flower on the main vine and it's getting late.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=138707

7/15/2010 10:50:46 PM