"Manelli Family" wrote in
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What are you guys doing for Squash Vine Borers? Sevin dust and the
organics don't work anymore for us.

I was reading my old Organic Gardening magazines recently where a
subscriber wrote a letter saying that he used Vicks Vaporub on the squash
stems and that defeated the borers. I have not tried this method yet, but
I plan to. My neighbor dusts with BT every few days, and that seems to
work for him.

Dee

"Dee" wrote in message
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"Manelli Family" wrote in
:

What are you guys doing for Squash Vine Borers? Sevin dust and the
organics don't work anymore for us.

I was reading my old Organic Gardening magazines recently where a
subscriber wrote a letter saying that he used Vicks Vaporub on the squash
stems and that defeated the borers. I have not tried this method yet, but
I plan to. My neighbor dusts with BT every few days, and that seems to
work for him.

Dee

Please let me know if the Vaporub works. We plan to have a small number of
zucchini and crooknecks this year.

After each rain I spray the stems next to the ground with BT. I also
spray my cabbage plants and that gets the cabbage worm.


From Mel & Donnie in Bluebird Valley





http://community.webtv.net/MelKelly/TheKids

I hate to rain on your parade, but my solution is: plant more squash.
I've never had success controlling borers.

One thing that squeezes out a few more weeks from my squash is to
observe the stems closely for the bores (and yellow worm poo). Slice
the stem parallel to the xylem (parallel to the stem) and peel the stem
open. Dig out the offending borer. Don't cut across the xylem or
you'll sever the tubes that carry water up the stems to the leaves.

Hope this helps a bit. I share in your frustration about borers...

Manelli Family wrote:

What are you guys doing for Squash Vine Borers? Sevin dust and the
organics don't work anymore for us.

wrote in message
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I hate to rain on your parade, but my solution is: plant more squash. I've
never had success controlling borers.

One thing that squeezes out a few more weeks from my squash is to observe
the stems closely for the bores (and yellow worm poo). Slice the stem
parallel to the xylem (parallel to the stem) and peel the stem open. Dig
out the offending borer. Don't cut across the xylem or you'll sever the
tubes that carry water up the stems to the leaves.

Hope this helps a bit. I share in your frustration about borers...

Manelli Family wrote:

What are you guys doing for Squash Vine Borers? Sevin dust and the
organics don't work anymore for us.

Thanks. I'll try that as soon as I see the little shitz.........