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Q.Control Cucumber Worms On Cantelope

Zone 29212 | colnzgprnts added on March 30, 2023 | Answered

Last year cucumber worms pickle worms?)burrowed into cantaloupe fruit and ate the inside

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BushDoctor
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Answered on March 31, 2023

Uh oh. This looks like the Pickleworm! This terrible little creature is difficult to get rid of. I would recommend a nifty microbe called Bacillus thuringiensis. It will kill off the worm, naturally, without harming anyone else.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/treating-pickleworms.htm

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/using-bacillus-thuringiensis.htm

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