More squash vine borer damage! First hint is this droopy leaf. Look on the underside and down the stem for small holes and/or lumps of frass. Sometimes you can extract the Squash Vine Borer and save the leaf, but this one is too far gone. Often the moth lays an egg right at the base of the leaf like this one did and you have to scrape it off before it digs into the vine and kills the leaf.

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Staking zucchinis makes it easier to spot squash vine borer eggs and damage, and also helps combat powdery mildew. I also wrap the stems in tinfoil to further protect against the dastardly squash bugs. Just harvested two nice zucchinis off this first plant, and making some amazing fritters for dinner! #gardening #vegetablegardening #zucchini #squashvineborer #fritters #pestcontrol #gardeningmastodon

Last year I got next to nothing from my 3 delicata & 3 kabocha plants - besides a massive amount of greens for the compost pile. Why? Squash vine borer. Injecting the vines w/ Bt did not work as they infested solid parts of the stem base.

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