Bad news and good news! We’ll give you the bad news first: We have a Squash Borer infestation! The Squash Vine Borer (Melittia cucurbitae) is the larvae of a moth-like creature who lays her eggs at the base of the squash plant, the larvae then hatch and instantly bore into the stems of the squash plant, eating the entire interior of the stem. Its really difficult to control these without the use of chemicals, which we DO NOT use in the Ethnobotany gardens. The borers may eventually kill the squash plant. The good news is that we have a fully grown squash that we can save and will provide hundreds of seeds (not bad for just one plant from one original seed). Our corn (Mandan Striped Corn) is also tasseling and we are going to have a bumper crop of beans, seen here is the Mandan Shield Bean. The beans are growing so well, they’ve nearly taken over the gardens!