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title: "Good day! How do you defeat the dreaded squash vine borers? This is…"
description: "Good day! How do you defeat the dreaded squash vine borers? This is the 3rd year in a row they’ve eaten my squash zucchini and cucumbers from the inside out!"
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author: "jenni22580"
published: "2025-08-29T14:46:01.508143Z"
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# Good day! How do you defeat the dreaded squash vine borers? This is…

_Posted by jenni22580 on 2025-08-29_

Good day! How do you defeat the dreaded squash vine borers? This is the 3rd year in a row they’ve eaten my squash zucchini and cucumbers from the inside out!

## 2 comments

### Planta member commented on 2025-08-29

I know a lot of people use the Neem spray for their vegetables. Keep a look out for them on your leaves and vegetables. Unfortunately, I only get the flowers and then they start to grow and then die on the vine. Vine plants and me never work.

### smelliot commented on 2025-08-29

neem spray or diatomaceous earth. in my experience diatomaceous earth is a game changer, saved my tomatoes this year from aphids. it is water soluble so will need reapplied after rain or watering.

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