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.

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 ...

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view ...

Butternut squash is among the varieties that resist damage from squash vine borers. Your squash plant is growing vigorously, full of promising little fruits. Then, before you can pick a single one ...

Squash vine borers (Mellittia Cucurbitae) are a common pest of summer squash grown in the Shenandoah Valley. The major problem with squash vine borers is that they are not usually noticed until after ...

A: Squash vine borer is very active this time of year. They overwinter in the soil, and once they emerge, the larvae bore into the stems close to the soil surface. From a distance, the first sign ...

Squash vine borers adults are attracted to the color yellow, so place yellow sticky cards near crops to see if they are present. Check the traps weekly. Pheromone traps, such as Scentry, also can ...

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 ...