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Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: tiny off-white worm ate my 771 and 480 stems off
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Amy |
PA
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Help, what is this tiny creature, my 771 looked beautiful yesterday, today it was wilted, I carefully dug down and found a hole in the stem, I pulled the plant and opened the stem, inside was the worm. Is this a cut-worm, if so what is the best way to get rid of them. I usually use sevin dust early but this was below the surface, should I mix some liquid sevin/ and drench all the seedlings? I've never had this problem before! I lost the 480 Walters also, I suspect the same thing for that one Thanks ] Amy
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5/10/2001 3:22:46 PM
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Water (John) |
Midway City, California
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Hi Amy, Sounds to me like you have white Grubs. Check your liqid Sevin Bottle for information on white grubs.
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5/10/2001 4:46:46 PM
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stewee |
Wood River, Nebraska
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Amy, I can almost guarantee it is not white or annual grubs as they feed on the roots and are not a boring larva. It could be onion maggot, seed maggot or any number of other larva that are not specifically a pest of cucurbits, but just happen to be in close enough proximity to your seedlings to have made a meal out of it. A soil insecticide like diazinon will take care of this. dave=stewee
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5/10/2001 5:55:18 PM
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