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PA

Help, what is this tiny creature, my 771 looked beautiful yesterday, today it was wilted, I carefully dug down and found a hole in the stem, I pulled the plant and opened the stem, inside was the worm. Is this a cut-worm, if so what is the best way to get rid of them. I usually use sevin dust early but this was below the surface, should I mix some liquid sevin/ and drench all the seedlings? I've never had this problem before! I lost the 480 Walters also, I suspect the same thing for that one
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Amy

5/10/2001 3:22:46 PM

Midway City, California

Hi Amy, Sounds to me like you have white Grubs. Check your liqid Sevin Bottle for information on white grubs.

5/10/2001 4:46:46 PM

Wood River, Nebraska

Amy, I can almost guarantee it is not white or annual grubs as they feed on the roots and are not a boring larva. It could be onion maggot, seed maggot or any number of other larva that are not specifically a pest of cucurbits, but just happen to be in close enough proximity to your seedlings to have made a meal out of it. A soil insecticide like diazinon will take care of this.
dave=stewee

5/10/2001 5:55:18 PM