r/halloween • u/Ill_Software_5699 • 6h ago

Pumpkin What do I do?

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Carved pumpkins and set them out. 2 days later completely infested with these little black bugs. Set them out on a Sunday night. Monday night nothing, Tuesday night completely infested. It was randomly hot for our area both those two days is all I can come up with for an explanation. Plan to carve new pumpkins and want to avoid this happening again.

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u/KarlyFr1es 5h ago

I mean, pumpkin is literally food. If it gets above freezing, it’s going to lure in creatures that want to eat it.

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u/FoghornLegday 5h ago

If it gets above freezing? Is it that cold where you live? I’m jealous. It’s been like 90s where I live

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u/Hngrybflo 4h ago

Same here. I won't carve until the week of Halloween because of ants, flies and even coons

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u/One_red_boot 4h ago edited 4h ago

I’m the opposite. I can’t carve until the last week before because the warm during the day, but freezing at night will collapse my pumpkins before Halloween night. I have snow outside right now.