http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewBoard.asp?b=6 Last 25 Posts for the 'Pests, Diseases and Other Problems' message board. en-us Copyright &copy; 1999-2026 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved. info@bigpumpkins.com BP RSS FeedGen http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.bigpumpkins.com/images/newlogo_232x70.jpg http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/ Maurice <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> I am growing AGs and I try to use on,y organic fertilizer/pesticides. Any suggestions for pesticides that repell or kill SVBs that are safe for 5he environment. 5 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?767017 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=767017 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=767017 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:49:09 GMT Maurice <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Any organic options to be rid of them? 4 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?766244 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=766244 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=766244 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:10:39 GMT Wild Atlantic Way Grower <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Hello All. I have been growing field pumpkins for several years and am planning to grow giants next season for the first time in nearly 20 years. I have some fungicide questions. My primary disease i... 0 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?762335 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=762335 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=762335 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:52:40 GMT Christopher24 <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> How many different fungicides and insecticides should be on hand for growing giant pumpkins? 4 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?759307 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=759307 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=759307 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:27:43 GMT Fattires <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Getting ready to use my Stihl SR200 for the first time and trying to figure out the proper amount of chemicals to add. I am comfortable calculating a proper mix in a hand sprayer from the label recom... 2 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?755548 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=755548 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=755548 Thu, 29 May 2025 10:30:07 GMT Pumpking <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Hi all, as I have to deal with mosaic in my AG plants again this year, I was wondering if there are any negative effects of the virus on the pumpkin plants&#180; roots. As many of us know, the virus &... 6 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?745711 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=745711 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=745711 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 06:40:49 GMT North Shore Boyz <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Anybody help me identify this caterpillar and what it grows into? I posted this 8n my diary. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348245 0 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?745232 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=745232 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=745232 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:07:15 GMT A 2K <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> What does everyone use? I had an issue with cucumber beetles to start, and that turned into Bacterial Wilt. I was wondering what everyone uses to control pests and bad bacteria/fungus. Feel free to em... 1 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?734437 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=734437 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=734437 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:47:05 GMT hamik <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Pumpkin stopped growing at 47 DAP at 200 lbs. Got 400+ lbs last year&#8230; not sure what&#8217;s wrong. Used a different site than last year, tilled in ~4 yards of compost, watered ~100 gallons twice... 6 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?732586 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=732586 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=732586 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:41:55 GMT BigE128 <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> hi all, while we were on vacation last week, I missed pollination time, and I don't have any female flowers left. Any thoughts on what I can do? I live in San Diego, and this is my first attempt at g... 18 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?732097 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=732097 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=732097 Fri, 30 Jun 2023 23:00:26 GMT hamik <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Should I treat it or wait and see? One day ago there was just the big crack. This morning I noticed a new one&#8230; https://ibb.co/X75946W 5 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?731864 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731864 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731864 Sat, 17 Jun 2023 15:30:25 GMT Big T Hoff <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Anybody ever try to use peanut butter on the trips on a 220 conibear for wood chucks? Seems I got a smart one trap wise..already got 4 from same hole but it's a traveling hole..right under fence in an... 10 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?731835 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731835 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731835 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:44:18 GMT RichLather <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Is this a genetic issue and does it present issues to a grow? Thanks all. Brian T 3 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?731469 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731469 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=731469 Thu, 25 May 2023 20:52:03 GMT TruckinPunkin <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> It appears that moles have been making their way through my yard. What can I do to at least keep the pumpkins safe from them next year. I&#8217;d like to get rid of them completely, but I have 5 dogs ... 9 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?724008 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=724008 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=724008 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:31:10 GMT KC Kevin <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> I read about a product online called Gard'nClean. It's Chlorine Dioxide based and kills several pathogens that plague our patches, including pythium and fusarium. Has anyone tried it? Any comments ... 5 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?722706 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722706 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722706 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:20:33 GMT Think Big <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Anyone know of these guys have a taste for pumpkins? I took this year off but these things are in the news basically everyday in my area (east coast). Curious to know what others have experienced. 1 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?722686 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722686 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722686 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:43:39 GMT Little Ketchup <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLkQJ75GfGY 0 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?722594 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722594 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722594 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 02:38:22 GMT Little Ketchup <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8NvVUVerPY&amp;t=176s Disease suppressive soils. But maybe the chemical route is better, idk. 0 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?722591 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722591 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722591 Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:43:12 GMT Pumpking <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Hi there, today we pulled the stump of an AG plant and discovered those funny growths on the roots near the stump (which certainly haven&#180;t been fun at all for the plant). What is it, where does i... 4 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?722154 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722154 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=722154 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:07:29 GMT Sankalp <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> I have started to get spider mites on ly giant pumpkin plants. After doing some research, I realized that Avid or Abamectin would be a good option. After doing some googling, I found that Avid, was $2... 15 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?720734 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720734 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720734 Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:02:21 GMT kgutzmann2 <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Hello hoping someone could give me some advice I am new to this page and relatively new to large pumpkin growing as a hobby. I have two dill Atlantic Giant plants that have both suffered the same dise... 9 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?720421 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720421 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720421 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:13:17 GMT SleepyHollowPumpkinFarm <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> I have tarp burn.....The area is shaded and has a fan on it. I am getting captan fungicide delivered andI was contemplating using Bravo. Does anyone have any experience with Bravo for tarp burn? I ... 9 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?720361 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720361 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720361 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:05:26 GMT QueTePasaCalabaza <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> The leaves on my Atlantic giant are turning brown at edges and appear to be dying. This browning is beginning at the leaves closest to the stump. Does anyone know what this might be? Links to pict... 19 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?720121 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720121 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720121 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:44:41 GMT Langc <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Hi, I pollinated 3 female flowers on one pumpkin plant about a week ago, 2 as backup. Exactly 7 days later (today), all 3 seem to be turning pale yellow/white and getting soft. I cut open the worst of... 6 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?720010 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720010 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=720010 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 23:03:46 GMT Andy H <NoSpam@BigPumpkins.com> Any ideas what is causing this damage? Any help appreciated. http://wwww.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=331964 http://wwww.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=331963 9 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/rss/messagepost.rss?719567 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=719567 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/msgboard/ViewThread.asp?b=6&p=719567 Sat, 25 Jun 2022 14:52:09 GMT