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13-06-2003, 02:32 AM

(FarmerDill) wrote in message ...
If the cucumbers have littles holes in them surrounded by frass, you have
encountered the dreaded pickleworm, which over winters in Texas and Florida,

I live in Florida. I guess that I'm stuck with them all year.

then migrates North with warm weather, Only natural control is get the crop in
and out before they arrive which I am able to do here in GA. None of the
unrestricted insecticides will touch them.

According to the package, sevin is an effective control if
applied more than 7 days apart and no more than 6 times per crop.