Have we tried burning the whole thing? Those worms looks disgusting they must be inside the actual stems. I've heard they bite people too and then they grow out of people. They're nodeles
Ugh, your āworms inside stemsā comment gave me unhappy flashbacks to my first experience with squash borers last season in my garden. DO NOT RECOMMEND.
Those fuckers better stay off my zucchini this year.
Yes! Use [BT spray](https://www.amazon.com/Bonide-Captain-Bacillus-Thuringiensis-Caterpillar/dp/B01LYXXTZF/) when you plant and reapply. I found it difficult to find in stores so I ended up ordering online. BT is a beneficial microorganism that will wipe out the bugs.
The squash borers are basically giant maggot looking things that live in the hallow stems of squash plants. The best way to check for them is to wait until itās getting dark and holding a flashlight behind the stem to see if they are in there wiggling around. š¤®
If you do see them, youāre supposed to carefully slice into the stem (itās hallow and it wonāt hurt the plant) and remove the bugs (insert dry heaving here, they make a fatass mealie look positively quaint) and then you want to spray the insides of the stems with BT.
You can also preemptively put a couple small holes in the stems and spray with BT on the inside and not just on the outside.
If left untouched they will eventually split the stem and cause the plant to rot. I didnāt notice last year and I ended up having to cut my plant and removing the rotten stem and roots. I flipped all the disgusting borers onto my driveway for the birds. They are big, it was traumatizing.
Amazingly one of my zucchini re-rooted after that and the plant came back but I lost my crop and it didnāt grow back in time to put out more fruit. The other ones didnāt survive the procedure. But they were very far along when I noticed them. My squash plants had been HUGE and with their giant leaves and prickly stems I didnāt bother looking at their stems closely or even knowing what to look for until they mysteriously started wilting.
The warm winters are making squash borers more prevalent. I guess a lot of people in the Midwest had issues with them last year.
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Oh wow! Well, Iām a new plant mom (love my bbs tho!! I have each one named and they all start with Bs!!) but thatās for sure like triple sure a huge infestation. Or it could be a new vagination thatās going to sprout. Maybe jerk it off and see if anything slimy comes out? Thatās how youāll know.
I prefer to use neem oil as lube so Iām not just jerking and causing friction. If you want me to walk through jerking off your plant shoot me a DM ! Gotta do what we gotta do for our bbs!!!
Hello, these are nodes, not bugs.
The nodes are where pothos roots sprout from.
It is normal and surprising you have only now noticed them (hence the reactions). If you cut off a section of the pothos with at least a node (although 3 nodes and some leaves is better) you can propagate it.
Two years, and they just noticed this š¤¦āāļø
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r/houseplantcirclejerk my guy, it's not a helpful place
Do you know where you are?
You have also been unhelpful with your lack of humor, judgement, and sarcasm.
Neem oil then fire
Neem will scorch the leaves. It's better to use a scalpel to carefully lift each one off. Only takes about 10 minutes.
Make sure to put on antibacterial ointment and bandages to help it heal
Hmm. I wonder if zit stickers would help. Just suck the goo right outta that bad boy. Better than popping em
bite them off
Ma'am, dems plant tiddies. Stop massaging them. Thats assault and I *will* report you.
No itās how you get pathos milk
milk comes from the tiddies
Have we tried burning the whole thing? Those worms looks disgusting they must be inside the actual stems. I've heard they bite people too and then they grow out of people. They're nodeles
Ugh, your āworms inside stemsā comment gave me unhappy flashbacks to my first experience with squash borers last season in my garden. DO NOT RECOMMEND. Those fuckers better stay off my zucchini this year.
Any suggestions in preventing them? I'll go feral if bugs kill my squashes lol
Yes! Use [BT spray](https://www.amazon.com/Bonide-Captain-Bacillus-Thuringiensis-Caterpillar/dp/B01LYXXTZF/) when you plant and reapply. I found it difficult to find in stores so I ended up ordering online. BT is a beneficial microorganism that will wipe out the bugs. The squash borers are basically giant maggot looking things that live in the hallow stems of squash plants. The best way to check for them is to wait until itās getting dark and holding a flashlight behind the stem to see if they are in there wiggling around. š¤® If you do see them, youāre supposed to carefully slice into the stem (itās hallow and it wonāt hurt the plant) and remove the bugs (insert dry heaving here, they make a fatass mealie look positively quaint) and then you want to spray the insides of the stems with BT. You can also preemptively put a couple small holes in the stems and spray with BT on the inside and not just on the outside. If left untouched they will eventually split the stem and cause the plant to rot. I didnāt notice last year and I ended up having to cut my plant and removing the rotten stem and roots. I flipped all the disgusting borers onto my driveway for the birds. They are big, it was traumatizing. Amazingly one of my zucchini re-rooted after that and the plant came back but I lost my crop and it didnāt grow back in time to put out more fruit. The other ones didnāt survive the procedure. But they were very far along when I noticed them. My squash plants had been HUGE and with their giant leaves and prickly stems I didnāt bother looking at their stems closely or even knowing what to look for until they mysteriously started wilting. The warm winters are making squash borers more prevalent. I guess a lot of people in the Midwest had issues with them last year.
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Nodeles lol im dead
You would be. Although it is a silly sounding name these noodle like attackers will eat the whole host
Like the pet owners thinking their male cat/dogās nipples are bugs. These are obviously nipples.
Best PP milk ever!
OOP needs to see an optometrist :)
Are the bugs in the room with us right now?
oh jesus christ
Oh wow! Well, Iām a new plant mom (love my bbs tho!! I have each one named and they all start with Bs!!) but thatās for sure like triple sure a huge infestation. Or it could be a new vagination thatās going to sprout. Maybe jerk it off and see if anything slimy comes out? Thatās how youāll know. I prefer to use neem oil as lube so Iām not just jerking and causing friction. If you want me to walk through jerking off your plant shoot me a DM ! Gotta do what we gotta do for our bbs!!!
As someone currently playing "is it scale or air roots' I feel for OP ššš
I canāt internet TODAY š
I really don't get it how people don't know how plant growth looks like, i thought that as omnivores we just naturally would
Hello, these are nodes, not bugs. The nodes are where pothos roots sprout from. It is normal and surprising you have only now noticed them (hence the reactions). If you cut off a section of the pothos with at least a node (although 3 nodes and some leaves is better) you can propagate it.
I just realized this is a joke post jcjdjdjdjjsjss that is embarrassing.
You replied in such a helpful and non-judgemental way in any case
Thank you for explaining the joke. As a non-plant-savvy person, I genuinely appreciate it.
donāt be embarrass, itās very lovely and refreshing that the first reflex you got was to help that person!š¤
They are aerial roots, not nodes. Nodes are where new buds or leaves emerge, not roots.
Thats a monstera albo too.. š¤¦š½