Garden Cutworm Control

How to Protect Your Garden from Cutworms

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Surround stems with diatomaceous earth (D.E.), a natural powder made from ground up diatoms. ...
Apply an insecticide late in the afternoon for best control. ...
Try this folk advice from The 1963 Old Farmer's Almanac:

What pesticide kills cutworms?
Do coffee grounds deter cutworms?
Will Epsom salts kill cutworms?
How do I get rid of cutworms in my house?
What will kill cutworms?
Does 7 Dust kill cutworms?
Does hydrogen peroxide kill cutworms?
Do cutworms eat carrots?
Will cornmeal kill cutworms?
Will baking soda kill cutworms?
How do you know if you have cutworms?

What pesticide kills cutworms?

It is best to apply product in the evening, before the cutworms come out for feeding. Examples of common pesticides effective against cutworms are carbaryl, cyfluthrin and permethrin.

Do coffee grounds deter cutworms?

9. Sprinkle used coffee grounds around your plants. Although there is no science to support this, the Old Farmer's Alamanac reports that used coffee grounds repel cutworms.

Will Epsom salts kill cutworms?

Epsom salt may help deter cutworms. You can sprinkle a ring of Epsom salt around the base of the plant. This way, they have to crawl over the ring of salt to reach the plant.

How do I get rid of cutworms in my house?

To do this, all one needs is a flashlight and some soapy water. After dark, using the flashlight, manually remove the cutworms and place them in soapy water. You may need to repeat this every few days until the problem is curtailed.

What will kill cutworms?

Apply an insecticide late in the afternoon for best control. Some gardeners use Bacillus thuringiensis, a bacterium that affects soft-bodied insects and their larvae. Try this folk advice from The 1963 Old Farmer's Almanac: A mulch of oak leaves is useful against cutworms.

Does 7 Dust kill cutworms?

Battling cutworms is like fighting an unseen opponent. These sneaky little creatures ravage your garden plants by night but are nowhere to be found during the day. ... You can fight these insidious pests by sprinkling Sevin dust in your garden, which kills them.

Does hydrogen peroxide kill cutworms?

Fortunately, feeding a diluted hydrogen peroxide solution to the infected plants will rid them of these soil-dwelling pests. Even a small amount will rapidly degrade external tissues and kill fungus, gnat larvae, cutworms, and parasitic nematodes upon contact.

Do cutworms eat carrots?

Cutworms are a common pest of many vegetable crops including carrots, celery, lettuce, onion, tomato, pepper, eggplant, cole crops, rutabaga, beans, cucurbit crops, sweet corn and several others.

Will cornmeal kill cutworms?

Cornmeal Trap: Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of cornmeal or bran meal in a circle on the soil a short distance from each plant stem or crown. As it approaches the plant the cutworm is forced to cross the meal and stops to eat it. It swells up inside the cutworm, killing it.

Will baking soda kill cutworms?

It is actually registered with the EPA for use against certain plant fungi, powdery mildew. Sprinkled near the base of plants it will kill and or deter slugs and cutworms, it is also useful against roaches and ants.

How do you know if you have cutworms?

The plump, grayish brown, greasy-looking larvae grow up to two inches in length. Signs/Damage: Cutworms spend their days in soil, coming out to feed at night. You may notice plants wilt under the sun's heat. Closer inspection reveals stems damaged or cut in two as the name implies.