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 ...

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 ...

Did you find your vining crops suddenly wilting and dying last summer? If so, you may be suffering from a squash vine borer. This clearwing moth is a serious pest of vine crops such as summer squash, ...

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 ...

One of the more common questions people ask this office is what is attacking their squash and other members of the curbit family. The answer is the usually the squash vine borer. Attack by squash vine ...

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 ...

STEMMING THE PROBLEM: Squash vine borers kill squash plants by burrowing into their stems. A few preventive measures can save gardens from a squashless growing season. Photo by Chloe Lieberman Your ...

Gardeners are made of tough stuff. We manage a brave smile when our seedlings get nibbled, our leaves go spotty and the blessed groundhogs help themselves to our harvest. But there is one affliction ...

If your zucchini, squash, pumpkins or other vining crops wilt in mid-to-late July, an insect called the squash vine borer may be feeding on your plants. Look at the base of the plant for a hole or ...