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Bay City Michigan

I have a svb hole in pumpkin stem and was wondering if I should cut deep into stem to try to find and remove it or just leave it alone until weighoff.

9/4/2013 11:33:31 PM

hamilton,Ontario

it will just keep eating.SVBs and me are tight for last 10 years......guess it depends when weigh off.but I wouldnt wait...sorry

9/5/2013 8:51:24 AM

New England

If you have access to needles and you know where the SVB is in the stem, you could try injecting a little insectide into the stem to kill it off instead of doing surgery on it. It worked for me, goodluck

9/5/2013 9:18:02 AM

west central IN/East central IL

I did the same as farmergal, but used mixture of systemic and malathion. Work the hole a little bigger and fill it up. I also used a probe from dissection kit to pull them out. good luck.

9/5/2013 9:47:55 AM

Holton, Michigan

iv done jackknife keep dry!

9/5/2013 1:53:35 PM