Thanks to the post about squash borers, we were able to extract them from our plants.  Since half of our box is squash and zucchini, we set out to tackle them this past Saturday.  We cut open all of the stems and found 2 to 4 borers in each of them.  In some cases, the borer would be found in the stem exactly where it was "rotting", but in other cases, they would be high up in the stem where it was still green.  In most of the plants, we also found little black beetles that are more than likely pollen beetles.  We then covered the cuts we made with soil and watered.  We checked on them yesterday and only found one more borer in one of the plants.  We hope the stems will heal!  It may just be my imagination, but the plants looked healthier after 24 hours with no borers!!

Thanks again!

Daniel White