Gardening > VegetablesJuly 29, 2009

Worms Killing My Zucchini

I have white worms eating my zucchini. The vegetable, not the leaves and rest of the plant. It is plain white about an inch long. No legs or any markings, turning vegetable "mushy". Thanks.

Hardiness Zone: 5a

By rhonda21 from Sparta, MI

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08/11/2009

In your situation I would try garlic powder. It is not poison to eat. So it won't poison the plant for eating. Most insects don't like garlic. If you use garlic salt, some of the salt may eat some of the leaves.

Some people plant garlic in between their garden plants just to control pests.

We have slugs this year. One lady I know puts beer in a lid of a jar, and the slugs go to it and drown.

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