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amanda21
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Something on my pumpkin!
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June 30, 2008, 22:37:21 »
I found two black and red short caterpillars (about cm long) on one of my pumpkin plants today and the flower it was on was covered in black bits (couldn't tell if it was a fly or not). I squished the caterpillars but anyone any ideas what it could be and if I need to do anything. Thanks
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Re: Something on my pumpkin!
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July 01, 2008, 09:53:28 »
Oh I was going to post about pumpkins! I have found on one of mine a lot of black things, I don't know if they are blackfly, they look a bit like it. Does that affect pumpkins? And should I just wash it off? Didn't see any caterpillars...
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Re: Something on my pumpkin!
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July 01, 2008, 12:39:46 »
The black bits are most likely to be the caterpillars droppings.
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Re: Something on my pumpkin!
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July 01, 2008, 14:01:56 »
Plus you get those little black slow moving beetles, about 1 or 2 mm long, inside the flowers sometimes - mainly in the males. They don't appear to impair pollination. Could it be them?
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amanda21
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40's the new 30 - right?
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July 01, 2008, 18:35:18 »
Droppings sounds right - the black stuff but mine were definitely caterpillars not beetles - they squished very easy!!! Yuk!
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