Re: Borer eggs revisited
- Subject: Re: Borer eggs revisited
- From: L* R*
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 22:06:30 -0400
My question about Borers would be this.. if vines are buried, can the larvae
instinctively dig into the soil, and get to the root? Are they this smart, or do
they just look for unburied roots? Anyone out there have horror story about buried
vines being eaten by SVB'rs?
Glenn Peters wrote:
> Someone had asked the question about a week ago regarding the incubation time of
> Squash Vine Borer Eggs.
>
> Here is the info I received from Jerry Brust at Purdue.
>
> Glen, yes weather will play a big factor in determining when eggs will hatch.
> Weather as we are having now (90's) will cause eggs to hatch in 3-6 days. In
> cooler temps (lower 80's) eggs will take 5-10 days to hatch. Nothing controls
> eggs until they hatch, at this time you have about 1-2 days until the larvae
> are in the plant and can't be controlled then either. This is why they are
> difficult to control--such a short time period in which they are vulnerable.
>
> jerry
>
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