Time will tell. I have had them seem fine after surgery only to drop dead a week or two later, and even after putting out new leaves. Hopefully your down-the-stem roots will be able to do the job.

Good luck!

Im cautiously optimistic as I have other plants beginning to show female buds who seem to have not been attacked. Thank you!

This post was edited by Derek1598 on Wed, Aug 21, 13 at 21:23

sometimes there is more than one grub!

Look for the eggs and pick them off. The eggs are brown little round things that can be anywhere on the plant, but more often on the stem. Also, look for holes in the stem. The larvae is very small at first. I have pulled some out of my zukes this year that were barely the size of a grain of rice. They eat and grow and destroy their way down the stem!