How far north are the pickleworm moths?

keylimin · June 24, 2013

Wondering about sightings in Ga, SC, even NC yet? Hope not. I've got a nice crop of cukes coming along, just blooming.

ChrisK · June 24, 2013

Have not seen them on my cukes.

http://ipm.ncsu.edu/ag295/html/pickleworm_melonworm.htm

BIOLOGY

Distribution - The pickleworm has been reported from Canada southward into South America. In this country it is a year-round inhabitant of southern Florida. Each summer the moth migrates into North Carolina, further northward into Iowa and Connecticut, and westward to Oklahoma and Nebraska. The melonworm, however, is rarely found north of the Gulf states.

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Originally Posted by keylimin

Wondering about sightings in Ga, SC, even NC yet? Hope not. I've got a nice crop of cukes coming along, just blooming.

keylimin · June 28, 2013

I saw a moth today. And I found eggs on a cuke leaf. Guess the summer's harvest will soon be over.

Redbaron · June 29, 2013

Have you tried netting at night?

June 24, 2013	#1
keylimin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Outer Banks, NC Posts: 15	How far north are the pickleworm moths? Wondering about sightings in Ga, SC, even NC yet? Hope not. I've got a nice crop of cukes coming along, just blooming.

June 29, 2013	#4
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Have you tried netting at night? __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

June 28, 2013	#3
keylimin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Outer Banks, NC Posts: 15	I saw a moth today. And I found eggs on a cuke leaf. Guess the summer's harvest will soon be over.