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Originally Posted by raybec 4
Since this is the "gardening" thread too....does anyone have any prevention ideas for squash vine borer bugs? They killed my fall squash planting last year, I'm putting a fall crop in pretty soon and I'd be open to any suggestions.
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Most suggestions I've seen is to keep an eye out for their appearance and if/when they show up slice them out of the vine and inject Bt into the vine via the slice and cover it with soil. You also need to be vigilant in looking for their eggs which are usually on the underside of the leaves. Those can be removed using tape. Good luck, between them and the squash bugs I just let someone else grow them.