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Squash Vine Borers and Pumpkins

August 4, 2023raharris

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu On a recent visit to a farm, I saw bright yellow leaves in a pumpkin field (Fig. 1) and wondered if this could be cucurbit yellow vine decline that was first… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 31:19, squash vine borer

Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting

July 7, 2023raharris

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Cucurbits Squash vine borer and Squash bug continue to attack summer squashes. Treat for squash bug when there is an average of 1 egg mass per plant once egg masses begin hatching. You may have… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 31:15, spider mite, squash vine borer

Watch Your Pumpkins and Squash for Squash Vine Borers

June 25, 2021kgyoung

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I have gotten several emails and calls from growers in different areas of the state reporting they are seeing the beginnings of squash vine borer problems in their pumpkins or squash… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:14, pumpkin, squash vine borer, summer squash

Squash Vine Borers and Pumpkins

August 16, 2019Emmalea Garver Ernest

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu On a recent visit to a farm I saw bright yellow leaves in a pumpkin field (Fig. 1) and wondered if this could be Cucurbit yellow vine decline that was first… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 27:21, pumpkin, squash vine borer

Squash Vine Borers and Squash Bugs Very Active This Year

July 11, 2014Emmalea Garver Ernest

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland;jbrust@umd.edu On several farms I have visited lately with squash I was surprised to see several wilted plants (Fig. 1) that upon further inspection had squash vine borers. Some of these squash plants… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 22:16, pumpkin, squash bug, squash vine borer, summer squash, vegetable insect scouting, winter squash

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