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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
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MadMike
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Easthampton, MA
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And... Once again, I have vine borers. Last year I was taken out in July and this year I decided to use Imadacloprid. (Trade name - Merit, also sold as Bonide Systemic) I don't want to spray a broad spectrum insecticide, so this is a good option since it is taken up by the plant and only affects insects that eat it.
I have seen good control of cucumber beetles, and I thought I would be protected from vine borers, but I suspect the application rate wasn't high enough. I will be reapplying later today.
Here you can see the stump. I thought it was a little rot -- a post on the message board alerted me to check for rot where I have cut off leaves too high. As I started scraping I started pulling out larvae. :( There weren't as many as last year, and many of them were still small.
I cleaned the stump and vine, and washed it with diluted rubbing alcohol. (91% alcohol at 1:8 or so with water)
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