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Adams County

Trying to figure out the best way to prevent, and or get rid of SVBs. Any help gladly accepted. thanks just Bill

11/21/2007 10:20:07 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

1. Till a couple times as soon as you can in spring to physically kill any you can

2. till/water some type of granular grub killer that contains imidacloprid. Its a systemic which will be absorbed by the plant during the season, and if a grub gets by your first line of defense (contact pesticides) his lunch wont agree with him

3. contact pesticides, typically lambda-cyhalothrin, bifenthrin, etc. should be sprayed every 1-2 weeks depending on formulation and concentration. I absolutely love bifenthrin at 1/4 ounce per gallon, once every 10-14 days depending on how heavy rainfall has been.

4. I put out a pheremone trap which will start catching males when they become active. Wont stop the egg laying, but you'll know when to start you contact sprayings

5. I have 15 bright yellow buckets that I place around the patch with a few inches of water in each. These attract the moths, and if they touch the water, its all over. Lst year I caught 6 moths this way (and lots of other bugs).

6. I have one of those mirrors on a long extending pole (like for use at customs to look for bombs under cars, but smaller) and I search for eggs...everywhere. If you find the, dont simply throw in dirt, crush with fingernail until you hear a little pop, and throw outside the garden.

7. Finally, the most important part.....keep a lawnchair, a cooler of beer, and a flyswatter next to the patch. When you see one, swat it...killing a leaf is well worth it.

12/7/2007 12:25:14 PM

western PA

Does it matter what kind of beer?

12/7/2007 4:10:33 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

LOL, any beer which does not include the word light in its name, however it is spelled.

The SVBs really fear a grower who loves Guiness.

12/7/2007 6:51:26 PM

Adams County

Jordan, thanks a bunch. I'm going to give this a try, and see if my pumpkins dont drop like a rock..
thanks very much , Just bill

12/11/2007 9:04:47 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Jordan, where do you purchase the pheremone trap for the SVB's? Thanks, Wayne

12/12/2007 11:07:08 AM

Somers, CT

I prefer the mini Heineken keg. If all else fails, you can throw the empty keg at the SVB which would seem like a good idea after polishing it off but not so good idea the next morning.

12/12/2007 12:30:26 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Wayne, I buy them at Great Lakes IPM. Their website is http://www.greatlakesipm.com/

Give them a call, and ask for the SVB kit. It comes with a bucket trap and scent specifically for the SVB.

Note that it only catches males, which dont lay eggs, but it will let you know when they are active. This helps in determining when to begin your spraying regimens.

12/12/2007 1:45:34 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Oh, duh....and bury all your vines to stop eggs from being laid on them.

12/12/2007 1:50:16 PM

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

LOL, those keg can are pretty cool. I tried one not too long ago, very handy.

12/12/2007 1:50:50 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

Thanks, Jordan...Peace, Wayne
PS...Rob T...Heineken used to be premium brew, till they started brewing it in Milwaulkee!!! LOL Peace, Wayne

12/12/2007 3:41:48 PM

Georgia

Has anyone ever tried the pest strips..those yellow sticky pads or whatever?

12/12/2007 4:00:27 PM

western PA

Someone told me all the HHs drink Budweiser.

12/13/2007 7:16:49 PM

Tyler County, Texas

Squash vine borers, at least here in the South, finish their mating cycle when summer heat really grabs hold - about June 15 around here. If you plant squash on July 1st you won't have any problems with sbv's. Here, we can plant squash as late as Aug 15, or even later, and it does really well with no sbv problems.

Before I learned that, I tried everything in the world - including injecting Sevin into the effected stem with a hypodermic needle. About 25% of the plants, though, would survive the worm and do quite well after it matured and dropped into the soil - but most died.

If your growing giant pumpkins, though, I guess late planting wouldn't help because you need the whole growing season.

Jack - Zone 8b, 125 NE of Houston

2/28/2008 1:40:17 PM

Tyler County, Texas

Nobody seems to want to talk to me here. Did I say something offensive?

3/7/2008 4:28:29 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Not at all. This thread turned away from useful & just plain silly then everyone arrived in Niagara Fallls. Keep posting to the more current threads.

3/11/2008 1:29:34 AM

Bemidji Minnesota

Last year I got drunk. Too much beer. Tripped over the main, pulling it, then stumbled, and landed in craspluch! Bursting open an est 900 growing off of a 1068.

However, the good news is, I managed to kill the Moth.

4/10/2008 3:15:41 PM