Re: This Is Fargin' War!
- Subject: Re: This Is Fargin' War!
- From: t*@wa.freei.net
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:13:44 +700
Just a question from a 1st year guy,
I don't have borers (yet) but would it be possible to locate the buggers by
shining a bright flashlight thru the vine at night like candeling an egg? Seems
like they would show up as a dark spot.
Rick
>Yesterday afternoon I discovered that I have Squash Vine Borers
>in all 4 of my plants. I have been on the lookout for these @#!*#
>things since day 1 but I didn't get to go to the patch Sunday as
>I normally do. Damn! "Abracadabra" was just starting to really shine
>at 125 lbs. So, I pondered for quite some time and eventually went
>home trying to accept the disappointment, but never did. I then
>decided that "this is fargin' war", that I would not stand idlely by and
>let these things defeat me with their evil plot! So, at 10:00 last night
>I went to the patch with a feeble flashlight and connected up and
>turned on the soaker hoses, letting them run all night. This morning
>I sat at the patch and waited for the sun to give me enough light to
>work by and when able, I began spraying all 4 plants with a mixture
>of liquid Sevin and Malathion, about 2 gallons. I saw evidance of their
>entry into the stems yesterday but never located the bastards during
>any of the cuts I made. I have sprayed all plants on a 10 day schedule
>since the start but I feel the amount of rain has made many of those
>efforts in vain.
>
>So, what else can I do at this point?
>
>Scott Parsons
>
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