Signs of Squash Vine Borers. If you head out into your garden in the early morning or early evening, you may be able to spot ...

Squash vine borer damage can be devastating to pumpkins and squash. Protect your patch by learning how to recognize damage before it’s too late, and by handpicking and using row covers.

Squash vine borer eggs are tiny, round, glossy, and copper-colored. They are usually laid one at a time and placed singularly. Any clusters will be loosely grouped.

Female squash vine borers begin to lay their eggs about the time squash plants begin to flower, and each female can lay up to 200 eggs. After hatching in about seven to 10 days, they immediately ...

How To Identify Squash Vine Borer The adult stage is a moth that resembles a wasp , with a wingspan about 1 to 1.5 inches long, and a bright orange abdomen with brightly-colored scales on their ...

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 ...

Dealing with squash vine borer. Jeff Rugg. Question: My zucchini plant was doing fine and giving me lots of huge fruit, when all of a sudden it died. It only took a day to go from healthy to dead.

That’s when I knew I was dealing with squash vine borers. If you’ve ever lost a healthy-looking squash plant in 24 hours, you know the pain.

Squash vine borers are particularly attracted to zucchini, acorn, summer, and Hubbard squash, but they aren’t as interested in cushaw and butternut squash, melons, and cucumbers.