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Palmer, Massachusetts

I've had two plants die (or killed!) over the past two days. When I go to check them out, the trunk of the plant is severed as though it was chewed through. I dug down a little and it looks like a mole hole, and there is no sign of any roots. Can anyone identify this problem? And does anyone know of a solution? Thanks a million.

6/11/2016 7:37:24 PM

Sloughhouse, CA

I put hardware cloth in the hole bottom and sides. I'll let you know how it works. We have voles and gophers. Don't want to use poison with dog and cats.

6/12/2016 4:26:12 AM

Lake Oswego, Oregon

I'm a beginner with pumpkins (so I might not be correct) but the exact same thing happened to one of my best looking pumpkin plants about a month ago. I am almost positive it was cutworms. Google cutworm damage. Naturally it was the one day I took my tent off of the pumpkin and forgot to put it back on. It will most likely happen at night if it is from cutworms.

6/12/2016 2:50:53 PM