Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #58

Sounds like the squash vine bore moth (SVB). What your finding is the larva. The moth lays single eggs on the vines which hatch and bore into the vines where they destroy the insides and cause that vine to fail. Sevin won't do much for them. The brown/orange stuff you see on the vine is frass. It's their waste. It is at the entry hole so there will be a larva in the vine near by. You can slice the vine open and remove them but its better to prevent the entry first. Look for Triazicide (sp) which can be found at Lowe's. Spray the vines to kill the svb moth before they lay the eggs. It should also work for the squash bugs (aka stink bugs) which lay groups of reddish brown eggs on the under sides of the leaves. 

Bart

Richard Briggs wrote:

Hi Again,

Thanks for the thoughts Steve. I looked on the internet and didn't really see
any pictures that looked like what is going on with my pumkins BUT I was out
pruning and discovered some type of worm in one of the stems. Looks like it
leaves the same gunk that corn worms leave on corn so I Sevin-ed them up
really good. Hope that works. It's just that it rained a few hours later and I
may need to re-apply.
That brings up the question- What's you all's favorite pumkin pesticied??
Sevin- Malathione??     I'd love to hear personal experiences from any and all
growers.
Thanks,

Rich Briggs in St. Louis






Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:01:04 -0400
From: pumpkins-owner@hort.net
To: pumpkins-digest@hort.net
Subject: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #58


pumpkins DIGEST        Saturday, July 11 2009        Volume 01 : Number 058



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        RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #57
        RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #57

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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:04:08 -0500
From: Richard Briggs <briggsrichard@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #57

Hey Folks,

Little problem- I've got a couple of plants getting yellow at the main vine
and the yellow is spreading out from the innermost leaves ->outward. Then

the

outer vines get healthy green looking again after a few feet. Am I over
watering? Getting a fungus? I don't see any insects. The affected leaves

get

yellow, then brown around the edges and finally look like they might die.

Wish

I could include a picture.

I have culled a bunch of prospects on secondaries and I'm thinking of

pruning

all the secondaries back to 5-6 feet long. Is that okay? Any longer or

shorter

on secondaries in your opinions????

 How much vine should I let grow beyond a pumpkin? Is it okay to cull all

but

the end ones so there is more main vine to nourish the pumpkin, Or should I
let a length of vine grow beyond a good prospect??

Thanks for the advice folks. I just hope I didn't cull too many already.

I've

got 10 plants and have taken off about 15 "punklets."

Any advice is truly appreciated.

Rich Briggs in St. Louis
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:40:28 -0400
From: "Steve Haberman" <shaberman@insmgt.com>
Subject: RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #57

I have the exact same thing going on. I cut back on the N hoping I just
overfertilized. I watered a lot and it seems to be helping.

Steve Haberman


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Richard Briggs
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:04 AM
To: pumpkin
Subject: RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #57

Hey Folks,

Little problem- I've got a couple of plants getting yellow at the main vine
and the yellow is spreading out from the innermost leaves ->outward. Then
the outer vines get healthy green looking again after a few feet. Am I over
watering? Getting a fungus? I don't see any insects. The affected leaves

get

yellow, then brown around the edges and finally look like they might die.
Wish I could include a picture.

I have culled a bunch of prospects on secondaries and I'm thinking of
pruning all the secondaries back to 5-6 feet long. Is that okay? Any longer
or shorter on secondaries in your opinions????

 How much vine should I let grow beyond a pumpkin? Is it okay to cull all
but the end ones so there is more main vine to nourish the pumpkin, Or
should I let a length of vine grow beyond a good prospect??

Thanks for the advice folks. I just hope I didn't cull too many already.
I've got 10 plants and have taken off about 15 "punklets."

Any advice is truly appreciated.

Rich Briggs in St. Louis

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