Once those eggs hatch, they immediately burrow into the stem of your plant and eat their way down the stem to the rest of the plant on the INSIDE, so the only way you know they are there is when you see tiny entrance holes in the stem or what is known as “frass” which looks like wet sawdust and is actually their feces… gross… One of the most effective ways to get rid of the squash borer is to inject BT into your plants. THIS is the moth you’ll be battling that is laying eggs all over your squash, zucchini, and sometimes cucumber plants! I have checked my plants as many as 3 times a day and still missed some. No, quite the opposite of the squash bug eggs, these are laid willy-nilly all over the place, and you have to search every inch of the plants to find them. Now, these are not squash bug eggs, and those are laid all in a row or set of tight rows by a different bug. Squash vine borers are born caterpillar type worms that come from eggs laid on the stems, leaf stalks, and/or leaves of your squash and zucchini plants by the adult squash borer moth. ![]() ![]() So far before this year, I had lost the battle with squash vine borers (also known as melittia cucurbitae) more than I have won.īut, this following year, I have tried a few methods to prevent, protect, and get rid of squash vine borers, and at this point, it looks like they’re working! That’s why I decided to share my success in adult squash vine borer treatment with you! Squash Vine Borer: How To Prevent, Protect, And Get Rid Of Them I have dealt with them every year and some years more than once. Have you ever experienced this? One day you have a healthy squash plant, then the next day, you find your plant limp and collapsed on the ground? That could mean the dreaded squash vine borer has attacked your plants.įirst of all, just let me say – I HATE squash vine borers.
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