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Pests, Diseases and Other Problems
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Subject: Worm nest
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concordpumpkin |
Concord, WI
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So while checking on my pumpkins today I noticed a large clearish, white eggy mass on one of my pumpkins. It is disgusting and I was told it is Eggs that hatch worms that are brought by a moth???? I wiped it off and applied an insecticide. Any suggestions as to what type of moth or worm and how to further prevent it. I have a pic if anyone wants to see it. Thanks!
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7/14/2009 10:59:52 AM
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LIpumpkin |
Long Island,New York
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post a pic in the gallery
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7/14/2009 4:21:11 PM
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concordpumpkin |
Concord, WI
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Will do
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7/14/2009 9:51:12 PM
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THE BORER |
Billerica,Massachusetts
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I'd go with snail eggs
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7/15/2009 8:07:47 AM
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GEOD |
North Smithfield, RI
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or slugs, we're loaded with them here this yr.
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7/16/2009 7:09:15 PM
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concordpumpkin |
Concord, WI
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I posted a picture in the gallery
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7/22/2009 11:59:52 AM
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LIpumpkin |
Long Island,New York
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looks like you have a leaky pumpkin....growth so good the skin weeps....not a pest, just pumpkin growth goo. Either that or its hail damage causing the pumpkin to weep....did you get hail and don't know it?
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7/22/2009 4:33:36 PM
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Tremor |
Ctpumpkin@optonline.net
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Dang, that is ugly. No idea what caused it but its ugly bad regardless. Are the others OK?
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7/22/2009 7:13:09 PM
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concordpumpkin |
Concord, WI
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All of my other pumpkins are fine. When I came out the morning prior to the photo I have posted it was a big mass..almost like a big blob of jelly..very gross. I freaked and looked over my entire patch and nothing else had it. My father in law suggested a moth that lays it's eggs on pumpkins and other crops..so we sprayed it with a pesticide, scraped it off, and then dried up the area. THe next day it was back like in the photo. I ended up culling the pumpkin and when I cut it in half it was fine..so no clue what it was.
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7/23/2009 3:24:14 PM
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