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Their roots are also known to repel nematodes. Bonus: You can use the petals to dye fabrics. Above: Blue Hubbard squash keeps the squash vine borer away from your zucchini. Photograph by Louise Joly ...

Another insect troublemaker is the squash vine borer. This lovely red and black moth (adult stage) usually lays eggs at the crown of the plant. The eggs hatch and burrow into the stem, feeding ...

I bet it helps with keeping some pests out, right? Oh, yeah. Our number-one pest in Iowa is the squash vine borer. They’ll burrow a little larva right into the vine, and it’ll eat its way out ...

11. Squash Vine Borers (Melittia cucurbitae) Photo: istockphoto.com Unlike the squash bug, the squash vine borer is selective about the plants it feeds on, sticking mostly to large pumpkins ...