Get Rid Of Squash Vine Borers For Good!
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Date: 2024-07-19
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robinwhitsell1995
Meg, you are amazing! I’m also North Carolina and also 8a. Just today I saw one of my volunteer squash has frass on the stem and I was planning on pulling it out this weekend. I’m wondering if it might have been from contaminated soil. This squash is a volunteer from one of my raised beds that I transplanted into a grow bag earlier this season because I had already rotated other veggies into that bed.
Last year I had a volunteer cantaloupe so amazing and productive that I saved its seeds. So when I saw this cucurbit pop up, I was hopeful it will be a repeat. Not so much. This sad squash in my grow bag is making me second guess garden volunteers. So my question is about cucurbit volunteers. Do you recommend trashing them
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Meg, you are amazing! I’m also North Carolina and also 8a. Just today I saw one of my volunteer squash has frass on the stem and I was planning on pulling it out this weekend. I’m wondering if it might have been from contaminated soil. This squash is a volunteer from one of my raised beds that I transplanted into a grow bag earlier this season because I had already rotated other veggies into that bed.
Last year I had a volunteer cantaloupe so amazing and productive that I saved its seeds. So when I saw this cucurbit pop up, I was hopeful it will be a repeat. Not so much. This sad squash in my grow bag is making me second guess garden volunteers. So my question is about cucurbit volunteers. Do you recommend trashing them
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MerwinARTist
I grow Sucrin Du Berry a butternut variety from France. has a tuff inner vine pith. and I wrap a narrow strip of tin foil around the young vine as I'm transplanting from a small pot into the garden. I'm also doing this with regular butternut squash. I appreciate the suggestion to inject BT into the vine. I agree with you about planting most of these tender plants after the worse period is past. bugs spring forth mostly in the spring. then the summer heat etc. beats them back. If you plant and grow other things. like sweet potatoes. early then tender squashes later. you're getting around the worst of the bug problem.
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I grow Sucrin Du Berry a butternut variety from France. has a tuff inner vine pith. and I wrap a narrow strip of tin foil around the young vine as I'm transplanting from a small pot into the garden. I'm also doing this with regular butternut squash. I appreciate the suggestion to inject BT into the vine. I agree with you about planting most of these tender plants after the worse period is past. bugs spring forth mostly in the spring. then the summer heat etc. beats them back. If you plant and grow other things. like sweet potatoes. early then tender squashes later. you're getting around the worst of the bug problem.
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tammyohlsson7966
I watched with a hopeful heart. I’ve cut, I’ve wrapped, I’ve done so much surgery that my vines look like Edward Scissor hands is loose in the garden.
I recommended Tatume to you, yes I did get a harvest, but lost them as well.
So I guess I’ll give Trombetta a try.
SE Texas, long growing season. Why not!
Right now I have grey zucchini under netting. The borers won’t be gone until frost.
If I can’t get something to work, I’ll surrender! The battle is hard!
Thank you for the suggestion!
Blessings!
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I watched with a hopeful heart. I’ve cut, I’ve wrapped, I’ve done so much surgery that my vines look like Edward Scissor hands is loose in the garden.
I recommended Tatume to you, yes I did get a harvest, but lost them as well.
So I guess I’ll give Trombetta a try.
SE Texas, long growing season. Why not!
Right now I have grey zucchini under netting. The borers won’t be gone until frost.
If I can’t get something to work, I’ll surrender! The battle is hard!
Thank you for the suggestion!
Blessings!
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MsKpuff
im kinda sad to not see the idea of just putting a bug net over the squash. i have one bed for squash this year that i put a pvc hoop over with a bug netting. its 3'x6' and its working amazing. I do have to hand pollinate but thats a lot easier imo than trying to find tiny eggs you cant hardly see or injecting things into your squash. I just feel like this idea would have been good to at least put out there. you could even do what i did, put my favorites in the bed and still plant more outside netting just to get some more knowing they may get taken out.
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im kinda sad to not see the idea of just putting a bug net over the squash. i have one bed for squash this year that i put a pvc hoop over with a bug netting. its 3'x6' and its working amazing. I do have to hand pollinate but thats a lot easier imo than trying to find tiny eggs you cant hardly see or injecting things into your squash. I just feel like this idea would have been good to at least put out there. you could even do what i did, put my favorites in the bed and still plant more outside netting just to get some more knowing they may get taken out.
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dustyflats3832
We have tried everything and what we have to do is remove the grub and bury nodes along the vines. There is no way we can find all the eggs. There are two laying time here and hopefully we miss them. And Yes, I have had them enter on a leaf stem.
We only like buttercup, Waltham squash and pumpkins. We don’t have a long enough season to start late. Z5a.
Generally we start watching for frass at the base and it’s usually when vines are 3’ long or so. The grubs this year were the largest we ever had. Usually they are tiny.
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We have tried everything and what we have to do is remove the grub and bury nodes along the vines. There is no way we can find all the eggs. There are two laying time here and hopefully we miss them. And Yes, I have had them enter on a leaf stem.
We only like buttercup, Waltham squash and pumpkins. We don’t have a long enough season to start late. Z5a.
Generally we start watching for frass at the base and it’s usually when vines are 3’ long or so. The grubs this year were the largest we ever had. Usually they are tiny.
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gendoll5006
Ive never seen a bug like that. I’m in the southern piedmont of NC. I have my first zuchinni plants growing strong and can’t wait to see the first zuchinni start growing! I inspect all of my plants at least once a day and have only found a few Mexican beetles, spider mites, aphids, green hornworm, army caterpillars and another one that looks like army caterpillars and might be but they’re small and eat the skin of tomato stalks/stems and the leaves on top of the cherry tomatoes. I hope I don’t struggle with these too!
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Ive never seen a bug like that. I’m in the southern piedmont of NC. I have my first zuchinni plants growing strong and can’t wait to see the first zuchinni start growing! I inspect all of my plants at least once a day and have only found a few Mexican beetles, spider mites, aphids, green hornworm, army caterpillars and another one that looks like army caterpillars and might be but they’re small and eat the skin of tomato stalks/stems and the leaves on top of the cherry tomatoes. I hope I don’t struggle with these too!
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FloraM44
I only just realized that I've been thinking of squash bugs and squash vine borers as the same insect, even though I know what both look like I've been looking out for the squash bug eggs but didn't know SVB eggs were further down on the stem so I've never bothered to look there for them! I've even done borectomies before, just didn't think hmm how do the eggs from the leaves become larvae in the stems sigh dumb moment lol
Anyway thanks for clearing that up for me
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I only just realized that I've been thinking of squash bugs and squash vine borers as the same insect, even though I know what both look like I've been looking out for the squash bug eggs but didn't know SVB eggs were further down on the stem so I've never bothered to look there for them! I've even done borectomies before, just didn't think hmm how do the eggs from the leaves become larvae in the stems sigh dumb moment lol
Anyway thanks for clearing that up for me
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danlawson3782
Thank you for this very helpful and informative video. I would like to request a part 2, addressing the infamous squash bug. I have 3 zucchini and 3 yellow squash plants. I have been manually inspecting and killing the bugs in all stages of their life, plus removal of the eggs. On average I kill 25 every day. I have used neem oil once and it was affective, but not sure if it's the best option.
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Thank you for this very helpful and informative video. I would like to request a part 2, addressing the infamous squash bug. I have 3 zucchini and 3 yellow squash plants. I have been manually inspecting and killing the bugs in all stages of their life, plus removal of the eggs. On average I kill 25 every day. I have used neem oil once and it was affective, but not sure if it's the best option.
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kenziejames13
Great video and good call on the tromboncino squash. I've been growing them for years in south carolina. They're very versatile in that they can be picked and eaten as a summer squash or left on the vine to mature as a winter squash. My family and I leave the fruits on the vine and pick them in October. If kept dry and cool, they can hold until March!
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Great video and good call on the tromboncino squash. I've been growing them for years in south carolina. They're very versatile in that they can be picked and eaten as a summer squash or left on the vine to mature as a winter squash. My family and I leave the fruits on the vine and pick them in October. If kept dry and cool, they can hold until March!
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lorindav5549
Seeded summer squashes a week or so ago. Only a couple are leafing out so far. Keep scraping off svb eggs. (Grrrr) I'll mix up some bt and start injections. When I perform borer-echtomies, I use a small crochet hook. Try Black Futsu (Cucurbita moschata) Another one that takes up less space is the Burpee Butterbush butternut.
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Seeded summer squashes a week or so ago. Only a couple are leafing out so far. Keep scraping off svb eggs. (Grrrr) I'll mix up some bt and start injections. When I perform borer-echtomies, I use a small crochet hook. Try Black Futsu (Cucurbita moschata) Another one that takes up less space is the Burpee Butterbush butternut.
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tinad6812
Thank you Meg. I actually saw one. It stopped at the bird bath a couple weeks ago. Ugh. I haven’t seen squash bugs this year though. I usually take those eggs off the leaves with tape but I haven’t seen any. I’ve been inspecting every day. This year I have more squash plants than previous years too. Thank you. Good tips.
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Thank you Meg. I actually saw one. It stopped at the bird bath a couple weeks ago. Ugh. I haven’t seen squash bugs this year though. I usually take those eggs off the leaves with tape but I haven’t seen any. I’ve been inspecting every day. This year I have more squash plants than previous years too. Thank you. Good tips.
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KK-FL
Squash vine borer! I shake my fist at you! I do have a round of fall seedlings growing in my laundry room right now, though I unfortunately have not yet obtained any Seminole pumpkin seeds even though I live in FL Hooray for long seasons! A couple of moschata varieties I'm trying: Black Futsu, Musquee de Maroc & Butterbush.
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Squash vine borer! I shake my fist at you! I do have a round of fall seedlings growing in my laundry room right now, though I unfortunately have not yet obtained any Seminole pumpkin seeds even though I live in FL Hooray for long seasons! A couple of moschata varieties I'm trying: Black Futsu, Musquee de Maroc & Butterbush.
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Gardeningchristine
I did accidentally split my main vine in half when trying to dig them out with a knife. Luckily I had also buried the stem so most of the plant is still alive. I did spray BT into the holes, but I will get a syringe because it’s expensive to spray multiple plants.
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I did accidentally split my main vine in half when trying to dig them out with a knife. Luckily I had also buried the stem so most of the plant is still alive. I did spray BT into the holes, but I will get a syringe because it’s expensive to spray multiple plants.
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jennhoff03
Great video! I really like Meg. I will say, I've had success with the aluminum method. I don't think it's wasteful. A 6 length of aluminum can be cut into 3 wide strips and cover a dozen plants. I leave it on for months; it's not like a single use thing. It's awesome!
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Great video! I really like Meg. I will say, I've had success with the aluminum method. I don't think it's wasteful. A 6 length of aluminum can be cut into 3 wide strips and cover a dozen plants. I leave it on for months; it's not like a single use thing. It's awesome!
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st2778
Meg! You are the only person I know who broke the SVB code for me! Yay! Because of you mentioning this a few months ago on another video, I now have Seminole pumpkins growing! Thanks soooo much
I live fairly close to you, would love to visit if you have garden tours.
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Meg! You are the only person I know who broke the SVB code for me! Yay! Because of you mentioning this a few months ago on another video, I now have Seminole pumpkins growing! Thanks soooo much
I live fairly close to you, would love to visit if you have garden tours.
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tylersmith4811
Thai kang kob pumpkins are crazy productive and taste amazing when cooked in pies or soup. They’ll give the seminoles a run for their money on productivity too. I had 1 plant and got 15 five to twelve pound pumpkins. Grown in Georgia so should be similar to you
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Thai kang kob pumpkins are crazy productive and taste amazing when cooked in pies or soup. They’ll give the seminoles a run for their money on productivity too. I had 1 plant and got 15 five to twelve pound pumpkins. Grown in Georgia so should be similar to you
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bobobaggins95
When they go into the plant, are they eating their way through or cutting somehow If the plants are sprayed with the BT from when they're small could help at all to be a preventive measure Never gonna be an issue for me luckily but I'm curious
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When they go into the plant, are they eating their way through or cutting somehow If the plants are sprayed with the BT from when they're small could help at all to be a preventive measure Never gonna be an issue for me luckily but I'm curious
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DL-wc1fq
Great video! I have stopped growing squash here in TN because of SVB. It's heartbreaking every year to come out and find your thriving, energetic pumpkin vine dead. I have even lost butternut squash and cantaloupe to these bad boys.
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Great video! I have stopped growing squash here in TN because of SVB. It's heartbreaking every year to come out and find your thriving, energetic pumpkin vine dead. I have even lost butternut squash and cantaloupe to these bad boys.
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italiana626sc
Great visual on the whole borer excision! My first planting of zucchini this year succumbed pretty quickly to SVB - didn't get a single one. Crookneck squash planted about a month later - so far so good!
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Great visual on the whole borer excision! My first planting of zucchini this year succumbed pretty quickly to SVB - didn't get a single one. Crookneck squash planted about a month later - so far so good!
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user-ug5sb6qg1u
I've never seen one of these things, my squash are like three feet tall, except the second planting I put in for a later harvest, they're only about a foot right now. I guess I'll be on the lookout.
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I've never seen one of these things, my squash are like three feet tall, except the second planting I put in for a later harvest, they're only about a foot right now. I guess I'll be on the lookout.
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