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I’ve just about lost the fight with squash vine borers (Melittia cucurbitae) which love to tear into summer squash, zucchini, patty pan squash, and other cucurbit crops this time of year. They are a moth and go through several generations in the warm season- laying their eggs on the underside of the leaves, and the resulting larvae boring into the hollow stems to feed, which typically leads to…