Hey phil........

[douglas]

Have you ever grown pumpkins on the tap roots alone if the stump gets infested?
I would dig for the critters but I'm afraid I'll make all mater's worse
I'm prolly the only one in my area growing these types of vines so I'm a perfect target for them
I covered it up and my vines are starting to really take off now in spite of the SVB's working against me.
I'll been killing every one that I find
I haven't seen any cuke beetles this year so far

[jeanette]

i got a few, i think the radishes might have helped because there is not near as many but the ones i do have refuse to die.. i've been hand picking them.. as if i don't have enough to do.. i hate those bugs.

[douglas]

Sometimes I think we can't win for trying
but who knows what will happen later on, I'll keep working with them to see what happens

[Pharmer Phil]

Doug, I don't know if that will work, the damage will be great!
go to the Drugstore, find a diabetic, go to the farm store/veterinarians office, whatever Bro, get a syringe and a needle get something strong, inspect the wound, try to find where the damage stops, and pump the stem full of insecticide, I , in this case recommend diazinon, or liquid sevin.
Drastic times "calls For" drastic measures!

[DougfromMN]

There was a pumpkin grown over 900 lbs. out east, that grew with just the tap roots after the pumpkin hit about 100 lbs.
There's a grower in CA, this year, that is growing now on just tap roots, and it's been putting on over 30 lbs. a day recently. It's currently around 400 lbs.
It's amazing what these plants can do!

[douglas]

Thanks man, I may have some hope afterall