Re: squash vine borers
- Subject: Re: squash vine borers
- From: Claudia Temmermand c*@yahoo.com
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:26:52 -0800 (PST)
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Cliff,
We live in Calif and YES we do have vine borers, if
you don't then count your blessing. We are having a
very hard time in getting rid of them out here.
Bob
--- Cliff Warren <cliffrwarren@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Actually we don't have vine borers out west. What
> I've
> heard is that anyone west of the Rockies doesn't
> need
> to worry. I guess in Montana you're either
> technically
> in the Rockies or east of the Rockies... My bet
> would
> be that you don't have them. Check with a local
> county
> extension service to be sure.
>
> You probably will have cucumber beetles...
>
> Regards, Cliff
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "David Wronski" <mwronski81@attbi.com>
> >Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
> >To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> >Subject: Re: squash vine borers
> >Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 07:53:10 -0500
> >
> >Mike,
> >
> >You may have Vine Borer and your neighbor (down the
> street) may not. You
> >will not know until you plant a pumpkin (squash /
> cucumberit type) plant,
> >then it may be too late. It doesn't really matter
> what area of the country
> >you are from. That's why it is a good
> recommendation to use the Warrior T
> >or Scimitar as a preventative (before you know you
> have Vine Borer). I
> >have
> >struggled many years with trying to control the
> Vine Borer and lost many a
> >good pumpkin (in the middle of August when they are
> really growing) due to
> >the secondary problems brought on by the Vine Borer
> (weakened plant,
> >disease, etc.).
> >
> >Dave
> >Sterling, MA
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "mike violette" <bassthumb@juno.com>
> >To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> >Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 11:37 PM
> >Subject: Re: squash vine borers
> >
> >
> > > In what part of the world are the squash vine
> borers present?
> > > Do I have to worry about them in W. Central MT?
> > > Thank you
> > > Mike
> > > Only $9.95 per month!
> > > Visit www.juno.com
> > >
> > >
>
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