I hope this video helps you identify these pesky little buggers! There have been some really awesome suggestions in the comments below so make sure to check them out! If you're interested to see what I planted in my garden this year, check out my June 2021 garden tour video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ia-Uq8qfvbnVc2w.html Thanks for watching and happy gardening everyone!

I've watched several videos on squash vine borers and squash bugs, and this one had the most useful information! I could actually see what to look for. Thank you!

I hate vine borers with a genocidal rage. Thank you for the info ❤

Omg you saved my vines! This whole time I thought I was battling squash bugs only. I’ve never dealt with vine borers before. Sure enough after doing surgery, they were in there. It was so disgusting. My tip: follow the wilt & pulp coming out along the vine as they were making their way. I screamed a couple of times and hope my neighbors didn’t hear. 😂 “omg this is disgusting. It’s so big!!” Now hopefully the vines will survive my dissections.

Checking my precious squashes has become an obsession this season … I’m growing vertically in grow bags, checking leaves and stems twice a day - handpicking the bugs and surgically removing the borers. Neem oil does not work on eggs or the borers already in the plant. I keep a bucket of soap water nearby, so all the bugs get tossed in there. We will have a lovely bonfire at the end of season with the pruned and spent vegetation. Also, keep on the lookout for the SVB moth cocoons in your soil and chuck those into the fire as well … or the chicken yard 😉

I've watched several videos on this topic. I have decided to rub a mix of hot sauce & Vaseline on stem until vine is large enough to wrap in aluminum foil. Pick eggs off early with the help of Duck tape, cut infected leaves off when mature, & inject BT if I see holes later. That's a lot of work!

First time seeing a vine borer. Did not know they are so small. Thank you for revealing those in real time.

This is SO helpful! Thank you for showing the details of how you found them in the stems. I am aware of how long it takes to create a video like this, so I wanted to thank you for this huge service to us fellow gardeners!

My mom watches your videos and she said she had no idea that those little markings on the stem of the leaf was indicative of a vine borer! So THANK YOU!

My wife had her soul broken because of these bugs and the devastation they brought several years ago. We are growing squash and zucchinis this year and I hope this video will help us fight these dam dirty bugs!

Thank you for the very detailed video. I have been hit hard with squash borers this year in Texas, and it is so frustrating to see the thriving squash plants deteriorate. Now that you have given good tips on how to remove the vine borers, hopefully future squash plants will successfully live and have fruit. Thanks a million. Definitely a like! 👏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is so very helpful! Having always lived in Canada, gardening in the southern states has been a whole different ball game! When my whole squash crop died last year I was so frustrated, I had never seen anything like it before. Thanks for this, headed out to do surgery now!

Thank you! I learned much more about vine bores than I knew! I actually start looking for squash beetles much earlier than when the eggs get laid. Almost as soon as I plant, the beetles have wintered over and they start to appear. When I water, they crawl up the plant and are easier to see and put in the bottle of water.

I know I’m repeating what everyone else is saying, but you need to hear it. This was the most informative video I’ve seen. I’ve watched a lot of videos on squash bugs. Yours is without question THE best. Thanks for taking the time to show what the tiny little vine borers look like. I was thinking much bigger. You guys are awesome.

What an excellent video. We have been dealing with this for 2 years now and this is really the first video to give this advice. This is so practical. Thank you.

This is my first year growing squash in this garden. But, someone near us must have grown squash last summer because they are constantly flying around my plants, and I have found at least six pupae while digging in my garden. Know what they look like so you can dispatch them when you find them. For [prevention, I've been using black tulle to protect the vines at the root point. That's the favorite. and most dangerous spot for the SVB to lay her eggs. The tulle allows water to pass through so it doesn't need to be removed. Regular inspection of the rest of the vines prevents the inevitable damage from killing the plants. At first, I tried shrouding each entire vine with tulle, but they grow so fast and start to intermingle, which then made it impossible to keep them completely covered. I also didn't want to have to hand-pollinate the flowers to get squash. Keeping the roots of the vines covered coupled with regular inspection of the vines has frustrated the efforts of the SVB enough that my vines are still growing and producing. Lastly, that mealy stuff you saw on the vine is called frass. It's the waste of the SVB and a dead giveaway that you've got borers. ~ Lisa

The BEST video on this topic. Period!

I have found that spaying BT or sprinkling BT powder works really well on vine borer. It is organic and kills any kind of caterpillars. So I only spray it on pests. Like tomato horn worms.

Best way to get squash bug eggs is to lift them off with duct tape! This was a game changer for me. So much easier (and less damage to the plants) than scraping or squishing. Once you have a bunch on the tape, fold it over and squish before throwing it away. 👍 Thanks for the vine borer tips! Those are the next posts after my crop!

She is a beautiful bug squasher !

I tried a new method this year, spraying and injecting the stem about 6 inches above the ground and with BT. Has worked amazing

Thanks for the info!! It helped me a lot. I looked at my garden after viewing your video and found squash bug eggs.

Good job. Nothing more frustrating to lose all that time and effort to damaging pests.

It’s a lot of work, but your harvest is fantastic. I’m very proud of you.

I couldn’t figure what was happening to my plants. I finally saw them.

I performed multiple surgeries last summer. I had many plants make it but some had too much damage. It’s an exhausting process but rewarding.

I am so glad I found your very informative video! I am trying to get as much knowledge in advance about these pesky bugs. Pretty much all of my squash plants, including pumpkin, were destroyed by vine borers last year 😢

This was the MOST helpful video! I normally cut the yellow leaves off and throw them in our woods. Never thought to cut them open ! Thank you!!

Omg! I didn’t know these were squash bugs!!! I’ve always seen pics of the black and orange SVB and even though I’m dealing with the larva right now I’ve yet to see one of these flying around, but I see these stink bug looking bugs everywhere!

Thank you so much. I am always losing my plants every summer to these pests!!! I have given up on my plants before but I am continuing keep trying every year. Thank you for sharing!!!

I’ve got an Eastern Phoebe (bird) living near my garden. Which means a pair plus the hatchlings. That bird spends most of its time patrolling for bugs. It’s amazing to watch. I hope it helps with most bug pest! The corn looks awesome btw and thanks!

I have had a lot of trouble with squash bugs and vine borers this year, I watched your video and it helped me a lot. I did find a break through about killing the bugs with a simple solution of Heal Earth Dr. Bonner's 18-1HempPeppermint Pure-Castile Soap and water in a spray bottle. I use a large hand held spray bottle and mix about 1/8 cup of soap and the rest water. I swish it around and then spray the squash bugs and the little ones that have hatched and I have watched them and within 30 seconds they die. I did it on a lot of them to make sure before I said anything. I still squish the eggs like you said and I even spray them after I squish them. I'm still working on the vine borers, they got all my plants this year. I thankful for a long growing season so I can replant. I have sprayed the vine borer moth bug and it has died within 30 seconds. I'm glad I found it when I did because they were really bad before I sprayed and squashed their eggs.

Thanks for doing this video I had no clue, that there were two different kinds of bugs that attack squash. The squash bug, I understood it to go after a different plant. While the vine border is the one I really have the issue with. And I’ve never had anyone tell me that there are two different squash bugs that like to go after your squash. Thank you so much. I did know of both bugs but I didn’t know the squash bug went after your squash. Again thank you, you’re the only one who has shown the difference 😃♥️

Gurlllll! I love you thank you! They are not a the base thank god I'm finding the in the baby flowers and the tip the runners I'm out there everyday looking TIP! LOOK FOR what looks like morning dew clear chrystal like it sticky before it gos brown happy hunting I'm going to fight for all 9 of my plants one full size pumpkin would be a BLESSING

I wish you would of been able to show them the egg b cuz a lot of ppl think they're the ones you showed but they're not the vine borer egg is a little same color but kind of flat it's normally one egg as you said but it could be on any of your stems not just the main one as you showed them where they was entering your plant. You did a very good job with this video and your killing it with the way your able to see those little suckers I'm older so normally I find the bigger ones and have lost some plants for sure I hate the vine borer and stink bugs and squash bugs they're awful thanks for a very informative video you're a beast at finding them and getting rid of them you rock keep up the good work ❤

I took a photo of a bug i seen in the garden this afternoon, and first video came up was this one. It looks exactly like the stink bug in your photo. It was on a black berry on the blackberry plant. Thanks, this video was helpful.

I have vine borers in my squash. It's making me so friggin bummed!! I've been so excited for my candy roaster 🥺 I'm keeping ahead of the squash bugs but the vine borers. Geez. Good luck to you and yours ❤️🌱🖤

Thank you. I learn so much. I just planted my squash so I’ll be in the look out

I just discovered what a vine borer was yesterday. I inspected every plant this morning and dug them out. Some plants were too far gone. Thank you for your video.

Excellent video. I never saw any of these bugs when I live up north. So when they came after I moved down south I got infested. Thanks for showing some things I didn't know.

So far this is the best video I’ve seen with how to handle these. You have a beautiful home and garden! God bless!

Thank you for sharing, this is my 3rd season of growing and first time dealing with vine borers, I was feeling discouraged but after watching your video, I feel inspired to go out tomorrow and get those buggies....I found one in my squash today.

This was an absolutely fantastic video. Great visuals and information.

Great video! Also had heard to inject Captain Jack's dead bug into the stems if badly infected with vine borer. I have been dusting the base with food grade diatomaceous earth, but began too late so might try the injection or cutting it out, then dusting with diatomaceous earth. I had success in the past with the squash bug using neem oil but I made my own combo using pure neem oil, water, peppermint oil, and also food grade diatomaceous earth. I have heard the pre-mixed spray is not effective.

ty. I just found your video and learned a lot from it. y'all have a blessed day

Thank you so much for your video! I am new to gardening and now I know what happened to my squash.

I just learned of the vine borer this year after seeing the adults flying around my plants and searching what it was, I've been battling them. Some wins, some losses. Next year I'll be better prepared. Your detailed video has helped tremendously! I'll be more diligent going forward.

Very nice video. Dealing with an infestation right now. We are first year gardeners, and learning as we go.

I have had good luck..try this process instead of cutting the larva out. Go to tractor supply and get a needle and syringe. Inject BT into the base where the "saw dust" is and put about 1 cc of BT inside the stem. It will kill the larva and save the plant and eliminates cutting stem .. You may need to do this a few times during the growing season, because BT has a short life (it is a bacteria). Wish you luck

Edit: I cant believe how many armyworms and cabbage loppers I found on my plants. UGGG. Thank you so much from zone 9B. I was ready to give up on growing squash due to finding some plants I started from seed (again) being destroyed. I am headed out there now to examine my plants. I have found vine borers before but didnt know what was causing the leaves to turn that brown/yellow you mentioned. Thanks again.

This was one of the most informative garden videos I have ever watched. ❣️ I lost my zucchini last year to the vine borer over night. Thank you for the close up video so I know what to look for. 🐛 Subscribing now.

I fought these things all season this year and lost my fight! By hose little suckers will destroy an entire crop! Thank you for the information and sharing! 🌻

man I wish I had seen this a few weeks ago. lost all my squash plants to vine borers this year

Thanks! In think I just saved my entire zucchini harvest with your tips

Thank you for actually showing the SVB.

I finally know what to look for. Thank you so much.

Elaina, I love your passion!!!! I'm finding out how demanding squash can be. Certainly not a plant and forget crop!!!!!

The weather here in Illinois has been ridiculous as of late, so I've neglected my inspection duties a bit. I'm certainly paying for it today. I saw that my spaghetti squash plant was looking sickly compared to yesterday. Upon inspection, I found these little eggs and a split stalk. I was so heartbroken until I came across your video. I appreciate all of the useful information you shared 🙏🏽

Great video! Squash vine borers really suck!

Very informative thankyou for sharing!!!

I appreciate your vid. I just snipped a mini squash from one of my four plants and tore it open. I'm seeing burgundy-colored eggs and even a green worm. I never would've guessed that's what I had because I couldn't see them. I guess I'll have to do some surgery now too. This is my 2nd ever crop and, like the first one, it's failing miserably. I see baby squash coming then they just fizzle. I guess I wasn't doing something wrong. Something wrong was being done to my plant but it wasn't me. Thx for the help with the diagnosis. Much love from Florida.

Thank you for the good informational video, keep on squashing!!

Very concise and easy to understand thanks gardening friend. God has blessed you with perseverance.

Video from Humble Servant Homestead “Going to war with vine borers” has some interesting methods.

This video was helpful and informative. F.Y.I. Dawn dish soap kills squash bugs. You can pick them off the plant and put them in a container of soapy water. I fill up a miracle gro sprayer with soap then spray the plants. This method also makes it easier to pick the bugs off the plant because the bugs will climb to the highest leaf after being sprayed to get away from the soap.

Thanks for sharing your information, I hope I saved my plants in time. GOD Bless you and keep you safe during theses days we're living in. Shalom

Wow, this video was so helpful to me. Never seen y'all on here.....so I'm new subscriber. Thanks for info. Neem oil hasn't helped me with them either 😒

Mine were over taken by these lost 7 squash plants have 6 left been trying to keep thriving

Awesome advice and I would have never believed that the bug was so small! Thank you!

I got those little black beetle things on my vines. Just one plant so far. I check mine at least four times a day. Doesn't take long for them to wipe ya out. Gonna try neem oil next. It messes up there life cycle. And here in Michigan we in a drought so spraying stays on for awhile. I use alot of diatomaceous earth too. Won't use toxic pesticides ever again. Great Video and Great knowledge.

Great video. Very informative.

Great video! Thanks! I don’t know if anyone mentioned, but i keep a bottle of soapy water and squirt the squash bugs. That kills them which I find enjoyable. Is that wrong of me? 😊

I use a product, BT, that I inject into the main vine, once, no fuss, no muss, no more borers!

Thank you for this presentation.

Great video. Good content. Didn't know about the vine borers. Little buggers.

I’ve never had an issue with cucumber Beatles before but there is a bunch this year and I soaked them in natural soapy water it worked wonderfully

Great video, great information, I had no idea. Your the best

Great close-ups, details, and information! Thank you so much.

Thank you so much for this video! First off, I thought the squash bugs were stink bugs. I just spent an hour digging vine borers out of my plants (very satisfying!). I then sprinkled rooting enzyme powder on the vines just past where the damage was and buried them in fresh topsoil/compost so they can root anew.

Another way to deal with vine borerers is to inject the stem with BT where you see the damage. It saved my pumpkin vine. 😊

Excellent video!!! Lost my Kurikuri probably to vine borer. I put that in a black garbage bag so it will really heat up and kill the worms, we are not allowed to burn. After a few months I add it to my other compost . So far it has worked, but now I will start your surgery method😎

My first year dealing with these ty for the tips!

Very helpful video! Thank you so much. I used neem oil and it burnt up the leaves.

I fight them every year, so this year I'm doing a late planting and row covers until it gets large. By then they should be done laying eggs and I'll still have time to get a decent crop. (Fingers crossed).

Something I’ve noticed overtime, is the importance of planting Squash early in the spring. Allowing the plant to become mature enough to combat pests, they will eat on your squash but your plant will be mature enough to combat the damage.

I have been fighting squash bugs all season. My mom who is 91 years old said her parents used woodstove ash. She also said to get rid of the mother of the squash bug. So what I did I cut off all the bottom leaves so I could look at the base of the squash plant. I found the mother and I placed ash at the base. Goodness it worked. I still have some eggs but destroying them every day but its getting better and fewer.

Thanks! Never knew about the vine borers!

Thanks for showing the pictures on the leaf stalks because that is the more common location I have found them. I agree with you about the NEEM oil and I do not want to kill my beneficials by smothering them with it.

This was a great informative video!!

This was so helpful! Thank you!

Excellent video, one of the best I've ever seen. Thanks, I learned a lot.

Very informative! Thank you!

Thank you for the information. We have both and didn't know about the borer. They killed a few of our squash. We will use your tips for next year.

Great info, thank you for sharing!! I’m going hunting for pest!!

I really enjoyed your video. This is my first time watching and I just subscribed to your channel. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Excellent video

Thanks you are so informative great Job 👍

This video had the answers to all my problems! Thank you!

Excellent video. Thank you!

Hi❣️🌱🐦 How do you preserve all your squash? Thanks for a very informative video, I love how you get right in there and show us how it's done, Visuals always work better for me. Beautiful garden! God bless y'all Jude, from Kentucky ✝️🥀🐴🇺🇲💚