Here's how to get rid of squash vine borers without pesticides and stop them from coming back. Found throughout North America, squash vine borers (Melittia cucurbitae) are a type of clearwing moth ...
If you’ve ever headed out into the garden in the morning to discover your zucchini plants have collapsed overnight, it’s likely the work of squash vine borers. These destructive pests can lay waste to ...
It’s devastating when your pumpkins or squash have been growing so nicely and then in a matter of days they wilt and die, leaving you to wonder what happened. Vine borers could be to blame. The adults ...
JACKSONVILLE — There are a variety of insects that will feed on squash. One of the more troublesome is the squash vine borer. If you've grown squash and had a runner or two start wilting, there's a ...
Summer squash is an important part of summer nostalgia for many of us. Whether it’s fried, grilled or baked into bread and casseroles, some kind of squash seems to make its way into nearly every ...
Growing summer squash like zucchini and yellow crookneck is a hallmark of western Pennsylvania gardens. Many of us have been either the benefactor or recipient of a grocery bag of extra zucchini, ...
If you've read my past lamentations, you know that I had a pretty bad vine borer problem this year. Most years, I find one or two and can destroy them before they do any real damage. This year, I ...