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PumpkinTryHard
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Caterpillar thing destroying all my Pumpkins.. HELP
Every pumpkin I have had so far has died before the flower has even opened. These little caterpillar like things are cutting in and eating the female flowers and before I know it the pumpkin baby dies and falls off. I need to get rid of these things and don't know how to. If anyone has any clue let me know. I live in West Palm Beach, Florida. Thanks. (Zoom in on the pictures to see them better. They kinda blend in but if you zoom they are easier to see.)
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applestar
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Those spots are dead give-away
https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/pickleworm.htm
I actually had them attacking miniature cucumbers I was trying to grow in the house in fall-winter last year, but they are normally not pests that bother our garden this far north.
They were ID'd for me by imafan that time and she posted the ufl link.
https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/pickleworm.htm
I actually had them attacking miniature cucumbers I was trying to grow in the house in fall-winter last year, but they are normally not pests that bother our garden this far north.
They were ID'd for me by imafan that time and she posted the ufl link.