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Well... today I declared failure at growing squash! Unless someone can advise me of a fool-proof prevention of the pest that gets into the stem right at the ground and kills to plant, I'll just have to give up. I think it is the well-known squash borer, but I can't be sure. On the assumption that the borer is the larva of some moth, I (incorrectly) assumed that a heavy application of Bacillus thuringiensis (BT, Dipel, or other) would kill the larva at first bite. No such luck.
Short of 12-hourly checking for "sawdust" at the stems, or perhaps planting a whole acre of squash to provide more plants than mother moth can lay her eggs on, I'm at a loss. Any suggestions?
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