Re: Killing Borers

In a message dated 6/19/01 9:42:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sliwka@ais.net
writes:


Subj:Killing Borers
Date:6/19/01 9:42:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:    sliwka@ais.net (Greg Sliwka)
Sender:    owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
Reply-to:    pumpkins@mallorn.com
To:    pumpkins@mallorn.com




List,

Can anyone tell me if Sevin is effective on squash vine borer eggs or newly
hatched borer grubs? I inspected my plants today and found and pulverized
several eggs. I was about to bury some vines when I sensed that I might
have missed some, so I drenched the vines with Sevin before burying them.
Good move? Bad call? Talk to me.

Still dodging icebergs.
Greg "Titanic Atlantic" Sliwka   




Although many growers use it there is no listing on the Label for SVB.  
Methoxichlor & Thiodan are listed controls.  For Organic growers a spray
mixture of Pyrethins & Rotenone.

George Brooks
North Tewksbury, MA USA
Approximately 25 miles Northwest of Boston
in the Merrimack River Valley
Zone 5N
Personal Bests
617.6 1991
641 1993
648 2000 (Unofficial & died prematurely on Aug 29)
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