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Carrollton, Ga.

Hello,
Is it hard to see squash vine borer eggs on pumpkin vines?
I saw one flying around the plants today. If I spray with warrior will it kill the eggs or kill the grub before it enters vine?
Thanks alot,
Doug Adams
Jn. 3:16

6/30/2006 5:13:17 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

The eggs won't be killed but the emerging borers will be so long as you do a good job of covering all of the plant parts. Coverage is key. A good organo-silicone surfactant like Silwett L77 or Hawkeye makes a world of difference. But any decent non-ionic surfactant would help. As a last resort a few drops of dishwashing detergent is better than nothing for an emergency wetter.

6/30/2006 7:19:27 PM

Connecticut, USA

Here are a couple of links to photos other growers on this site have taken of the eggs:

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/displayphoto.asp?pid=1164
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/displayphoto.asp?pid=1295

7/1/2006 9:04:03 AM