http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/squash-vine-borers/ Organic Gardening - saving our planet one yard at a time! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:52:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/squash-vine-borers/comment-page-1/#comment-187 elisabeth finch Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:10:32 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=90#comment-187 what do I do AFTER the attack of these beetles?? Will the plant survive, do I cut the affected leaves off? Help!! what do I do AFTER the attack of these beetles?? Will the plant survive, do I cut the affected leaves off? Help!!

]]> http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/squash-vine-borers/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Cahri Sat, 20 Aug 2005 23:47:05 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=90#comment-28 While this is true it does kill any grubs in soil, however Lepidoptera only lay their eggs near host plants and flowers. There would not be any lepidoptera caterpillars there. Bt only works for a few days and you would only treat the soil around the squash where the borers are seen. It would also kill any other known grub pest such as cutworms, etc. Regards Cahri While this is true it does kill any grubs in soil, however Lepidoptera only lay their eggs near host plants and flowers. There would not be any lepidoptera caterpillars there.
Bt only works for a few days and you would only treat the soil around the squash where the borers are seen. It would also kill any other known grub pest such as cutworms, etc.
Regards
Cahri

]]> http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/squash-vine-borers/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Harold Eddleman Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:07:18 +0000 http://organicgardensite.com/?p=90#comment-24 Your Aug 5 squash vine borer page under BT talks about nematodes, but BT is a bacillus bacteria which kills lepidopra hle Your Aug 5 squash vine borer page under BT talks about nematodes, but BT is a bacillus bacteria which kills lepidopra
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