Be Gone Squash Vine Borer!

If you remember from last year, the squash vine borer, seen here in adult form, lays their eggs at the base of the squash vine. After they hatch, they bore into the vine and eat the entire insides of the vine, slowly killing the plant and stopping all nourishment to developing squash and pumpkins.

We just put up our squash vine borer trap two weeks ago and already we’ve trapped and killed nearly 40 of the marauders. The trap uses a pheremone (located just under the green top) to draw the adult moths who then fall into a funnel (the yellow part of the trap) and are asphyxiated by a chemical tape (in the bottom white part). We hope this will ensure a borer free growing season!