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Averill Park, NY 12018

After battling these moths for years I have finally tried something that works.
Crop Row Cover.
Not one borer this year.
Now if only something would work on squash bugs.

7/14/2012 7:04:45 PM

Rochester, MN

Agree, I use 95% super light weight row covers with 9 gauge wire hoops down the main vine..just have to manually move the secondaries out when they get big..so this take extra time. I'm thinking of keeping them over my Connecticut field as the SVB have trashed them this year...even with my SVB traps...which are working..but just too many.

7/15/2012 12:33:34 AM

Canada

Ive never seen SVB so bad in my life, years before id maybe see one or 2.. this year it was 10 + flying around laying eggs every single day i was out there, I started spraying Merrit every 7 days at 2 tbs per 1/2 gallon of water, no damage noticed yet, but still early to tell too :-() Dave

7/15/2012 1:08:08 AM

Averill Park, NY 12018

Same here, they are everywhere this year in force.
I see them trying to lay eggs when I'm tending to the pumpkins with the cover off.
I use a light cover by Dalen sold under the Gardeneer name.
The leaves have no problem supporting this cover without any supports.

7/15/2012 9:07:05 AM

Muddy Waters

There lite here only 35 in trap so far

7/15/2012 4:07:22 PM

West Manchester, OH

Im not seeing them here but im finding eggs and larvae. I really hate them, next year im going to war against them!

7/15/2012 4:45:06 PM

Zurich, Ontario Canada

What do the eggs and larvae look like and how long after eggs are laid would you see them???

7/15/2012 5:28:06 PM

West Manchester, OH

eggs are small and brown, the signs of larvae are the orange fuzz or sawdust like clumps on the stem. If you cut the vine open you will see the larvae. I was catching them small but since the surgery i have pulled 1 inch grubs out.

7/15/2012 5:51:24 PM

Connecticut

I had one land on my hand and just sit there... I think it did not like the merit infused plant. Then I wacked it.

7/15/2012 5:59:02 PM

Omaha, Ne.

Hundreds in the trap. They laid thousands on the plant. But no damage, them little s.o.b's can't handle merit.

7/15/2012 9:54:14 PM

Lexington, Ky

Thousands of SVB eggs?! Are you sure?

7/16/2012 7:57:53 AM