Quote Originally Posted by clovisman
psteve- thanks for reply- the pest are eating the stalk from inside out-have not reached the buds- is there anyway to get rid of current infestation and save my plants from certain death?
I don't know how to get rid of them. I've seen them many times all over the Midwest, and have been told about the boric acid for early prevention, but I don't know of anything that will kill them in a flowering plant.
psteve Reviewed by psteve on . worms in stalks outdoor grow- have had a problem with some sort of worm or larvae eating my stalks- the pest enter the stalk at ground level and bore their way upward- have had several plants attacked in the last two weeks- they are hollow at leat 3 inches up from ground level- I have put 7dust on and around stalk base and supported stalk by wrapping paper tape around the wound- i have seen this before many years ago- I feel that since there has been NO RAIN here for 5 weeks all bugs have been attracted to my Rating: 5