Tag: squash vine borer

• Question of the Week – Squash Vine Borer

  

  This week, the question was: What is this critter resting on a zucchini flower bud? This is the adult form of the squash vine borer. The female moth lays eggs on the leaves and stems of squash and zucchini plants. A tiny caterpillar hatches from the egg and bores into the stems to feed. We […]

  Justin Ballew

  June 2, 2022

  Question of the Week

  Insects, Question of the Week, Squash, squash vine borer, zucchini