Re: Any advice on how to Control the Squash Vine Borer?
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Any advice on how to Control the Squash Vine Borer?
- From: D*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 22:27:57 EST
- List-Archive: <http://www.mallorn.com/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Howdy!
A method I have posted before that allows one to not have poison seeds and
fruit ;-).
I basically cover the main vine with a 95% sunlight in row cover....this
includes the leaves....let the secondaries come up from under...this also
helps against other bugs and wind. I also inject nematodes into the main
vines once a summer. I also spray Thiodan/Sevin on the rest of the
plant...which people spray on their vegie crops...so I am assuming they are
ok.
This has drastically cut down on them, plus I can roast and eat the seeds!!!
Yummy!
Hope this helps.
David Bhaskaran
Rochester, MN
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