Get Rid Of Squash Vine Borers For Good!

I have a tip I'd like to share that I discovered last year. We tried all the things over the years, surgery, foil, BT injections, etc. Last year I was able to harvest zuchini and yellow squash into the fall. I found that Bacilus Thuringensis liquid is expensive and has a short shelf life. Now I use mosquito dunks, same active ingredient in a more stable form. They last a long time and my wife found them very inexpensive on Amazon. When you find a wound in the vine with frass around it, break off a little bit of the fiber of the mosquito dunk and plug the hole with it. Then get it wet, but the vines usually have enough moisture in them already. That activates the dormant BT in the dunk and carries it to the larvae.

I love Meg’s voice so much I could listen to her talk about bricks for 3 hours

As someone who studied entomology and loves gardening, I was really impressed on how informative this video was. She was an excellent presenter.

I’m pretty sure I watched this exact bug fly in and crawl toward the zucchini and I thought to myself, ah nice bugs and life are interested in my plants, must be a good sign of healthy plants and soil! And moved on… I later see videos like this explaining why half the zucchini plant is basically melting a couple weeks later and I wonder what I was thinking 🤦🏻‍♂️ live and learn I suppose

Meg is a wonderful addition to this channel! ❤️👍

talk about perfect timing, i literally saw eggs on my leaves this morning and got really worried knowing the damage that they can do. really glad to have meg back, she's great!

Great info, thank you Meg! Would love to see a video from you on raising swallowtail and monarchs in your garden.

I lost half of my squash/kins this year from these. Since napalm isn't an option I'm going to look into those resistant varieties and try again this season.

I take a brush to the base of my zucchini daily. It’s stiff enough to dislodge borer eggs and you don’t necessarily even need to spot them.

I like using row covers and then just hand pollinating the plants in the beginning and eventually I uncover them and I do pretty good that way