[WendyRaf]

C. moschata species squash (Butternuts, Seminole, Cheese and others) are more borer resistant than other Cucurbita species because their vines are not hollow, so I’d go with those varieties. If you really, really want to grow maximas or pepos, you can cover the plants with cloth meant to keep insects out (or at least until they’re bigger), look for eggs (they look like squash bug eggs but they’re usually near the lowest part of the plant), and try surgery on the vines to remove the borers before they completely kill the plant (cut the vine open parallel with the stem, pull out and squish the offending maggot, and bury the surgical area when you’re finished. You can also try shorter season varieties that may be able to stay ahead of the major damage and get some harvest. Injecting bT may work, but I haven’t tried it.

[WendyRaf]

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