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Cary, North Carolina

One of my pumpkin has a hole about the size of a dime near the end. It only goes in to the pumpkin about 1/8th of an inch. and it is ozzing pumpkin juice. Does anyone have any oppinions about how to patch the hole? Thanks, Kevin

7/19/2005 3:43:20 PM

Western NY

general procedure is to scrape out the ooze, get it dry and put fungicide in it. oh - and pray the hole doesn't get any bigger.

7/19/2005 3:46:49 PM

Cary, North Carolina

I went to the pumpkin to clean out the hole and to put fungicide in it. When I saw something moving in the hole. It was this whitish almost clear larva or worm. I pulled it out and squished it with my shoe. I then precieded to clean the hole and found nothing else. To bad I dont have any pictures but if anyone knows what I am talking about, let me know what it was and how to prevent more from coming. Thanks, Kevin

7/19/2005 5:01:06 PM

Long Island,New York

Can you say SQUASH VINE BORER?

7/19/2005 5:42:33 PM

Simi valley, ca

My wife had a squrill attack hers last yr, Had hole 2 in cir & 1 in deep , another grower suggested to dry with a mini blow torch (yes fire ) only a bit at a time , yes it got a little black spot but it seemed to work!!

7/19/2005 6:45:44 PM

Simi valley, ca

P S it kept growing several more hundred pounds & got to 672 lbs growen on a secondary !!

7/19/2005 6:48:31 PM

Cary, North Carolina

Oh yea and the grub was about 2 in. long and fat. I am going to try a blow dryer on low to dry up the hole. Kevin

7/19/2005 7:27:07 PM

Sioux Falls, SD garyboer@dakotalink.com

2 in long! I hope SVB's aren't evolving as fast as AG's!

7/20/2005 10:39:35 AM