• @oSeabass
    10•1 year ago

    I’m a new gardener, can you give an answer where you circle it in red or something so I know what to look for :)

    • @[email protected]
      3•1 year ago

      Unless I’m missing something, it’s the teeny tiny brown dot above the bottom zip tie.

      To be honest, vine borers were less of a problem than the GD squash bugs. I swear, last year’s crop was all squash bugs, very little actual squash. I decided not to even try squash this year - the only thing they didn’t eat were the birdhouse gourds, and I’ve still got plenty of those.

      • ZucchiniDramatisOP
        2•1 year ago

        @displaced_city_mouse @oSeabass yes, it’s the small rust colored circle. They all look similar so if you get yours eyes trained to see them, they are easier to spot. I have considered not growing zucchini because it’s so time intensive finding and removing the eggs, but the are soooo tasty! Good luck with the pests this year.

        • @[email protected]English
          2•1 year ago

          I’m in rural southern Illinois, and while we have both types of bugs around here, the squash and shield bugs have done more to stop me being a squash grower than anything. There are so many shield-type bugs around here – my kale and Brussels sprouts were damaged by harlequin bugs, and I’ve seen green shield bugs on my tomatoes today. At least I have ways to control the Japanese beetles and grasshoppers – nothing seems to stop shield/squash bugs short of squishing them.

    • ZucchiniDramatisOP
      1•1 year ago

      @oSeabass sorry for the late reply! I try to make the second picture more obvious but I could circle it. As someone else said, it’s the small rust colored circle near the tie wrap. Hope that helps!