Gardening can be an extremely rewarding experience for many. It can help you supplement your groceries, provide fresh produce you are in control of from start to finish, and it can be relaxing. Unless ...

Nothing is more frustrating than seeing the almost-ready-to-produce zucchini plant collapse. If the base of the plant is mushy and has holes, the most likely reason is the squash vine borer. The ...

There's nothing more disappointing than going to pick a yummy squash and instead finding your squash plants in distress, destroyed by some unwelcome bug. But don't worry: we're looking at ways to ...

Many of our readers have reported that the most effective methods of organic squash vine borer control are crop rotation and growing resistant varieties, which includes butternut squash and a few ...

Fall is harvest season for squash, but there’s someone else who wants to get to those plants before you do—the squash vine borer. Here’s how to prevent these pests from ruining your squash harvest.

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 ...