BB wrote in message ...
Two of my vines(one a squash, and one pumpkin) have been sacrificed to
these borers

BB,

Don't give up on the pumpkins or squash. Now is a good time to sow
seeds for a fall harvest. Just remember that they need consistent
watering through the summer months.

Here's a link for squash vine borer control:

http://tomclothier.hort.net/page30.html

Hope this helps,

Bill


I had no idea about these creatures until yesterday when I saw my two
vines dead.

I looked it up on the web and got some information about them.
http://ipcm.wisc.edu/news/update/inc...c_sqvinebr.htm

Has anyone had this problem? And how do you prevent it? The wesbites say
to spray insecticides like Sevin etc, does that work?

With the loss of two vines, the death toll in my garden has gone up to
9plants(2 vines, 2tomoates, 2eggplants, 3 pepper). I am still not giving
up ;-)