Neem Oil

[rainbowgardener]

Nothing you can spray on the outside, including bad poisons, works against the vine borer larvae which are protected inside the stem.

Here's a couple of previous threads about the SVB's. If you search on it you will find tons written here about them, because they are the worst scourge in the garden.

https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/vi ... hp?t=44778

https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/vi ... hp?t=25636

https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/vi ... hp?t=28475

You can look for the eggs. Squash vine borer eggs are laid singly on the stem near the base. As soon as the larvae hatch, they burrow into the stem:


https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2m3wGnWBkAk/S ... eggs+2.jpg


If you find orange-ish eggs laid in clusters on the under side of leaves, they are squash bugs, another virulent squash pest:


https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Yr8fuc0mJEo/T ... gsmall.JPG

[rawradisaurous]

Thank you! I will read up.

[Mhasan]

Hi, I will try Neem Oil in October as my neighbor is expecting and does not want me to use any chemicals until after the baby is born. What's the best place to buy it, and does it come as a spray?