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Aaaurgggh! I have borers in my vines. I see frass, but I don't thinks its progressed too far. I guess my insecticide program was not enough. What's the safest way to help the plant? Extraction? Inject nematodes? Inject Bt? Help!!!!

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Jamie

7/28/2006 1:13:42 PM

Massachusetts

Alright, the infestation is bigger than i thought. I probably have 10- 15 borers I need something drastic. What will kill the borers in the vines? The borers are still small. A few questions- if the borers are young (perhaps a few days since hatching) How far can they have wandered away from the entry holes? Will large scale cutting of the vine for extraction kill the plant? Can Bt be applied systemically? How and where do you inject Bt? Sorry to sound so frantic, but that's what I am. I feel awful for not preventing these things in the first place. Is my season over?

Jamie

7/28/2006 3:15:22 PM

hamilton,Ontario

Right with you my friend.........I killed off many vines last night...and am now prayin for a quick solution..My little Fers were just babies too.. In the past when I had no idea about SVB's I would find them 2 inches long...HELP SOMEONE

7/28/2006 4:04:46 PM

ipswich, ma usa

Do a drench around your stump area with a strong application of merit. Drench also directly in line with some of your secondaries. Hopefully the plant will take up the merit quickly and as the little buggers eat they should die off. Your not gonna keep all the leaves that are infested from dying but this will help halt them. Also look under the leaves for the holes and do like we all do and pick them out.

John (5150)

7/28/2006 4:14:01 PM

Massachusetts

Goodish news: The Bt, extraction, and drowning methods we used did in about 3/4 of the buggers. One more question- (Tremor?) will insecticides like merit actually kill the Bt (a bacteria)? As long as the insecticide works though, I'm not concerned about the Bt.

Thanks, Jamie

7/29/2006 9:14:38 AM

Massachusetts

Hey, I just bought some Bayer tree and Shrub since I could not find Merit. It has imidacloprid in it (1.47%). I am going to inject it into the vine and do a soil drench. Hope it works! Anyone know the dilution ratio?

Jamie

7/29/2006 10:46:47 AM

Beach Park, IL.

I would also like to know, just in case, where I should inject BT into my vines. I did this last year, but I grew bush variety pumpkins, and it really didn't vine out that much. But with the AG, there are vines sprawling all over of course. Should one just inject in the main by the stump, or in different spots along the main as well. Would this also include the secondaries??

8/1/2006 10:00:52 PM