99% of Gardeners Make This Mistake (And Pay for It Next Year) | Squash Vine Borer 🐛

If your squash plants wilted out of nowhere, it’s probably the squash vine borer—one of the most destructive pests in the garden. In this video, we break down the life cycle of Melittia cucurbitae, how to detect and remove larvae, and in-season prevention strategies that actually work. But here’s the twist: the most important step happens after the season ends. These pests overwinter in your soil—so if you don’t remove vines, till, solarize, or rotate your crops, they’ll be back with a vengeance. Learn how to: • Spot frass and early stem damage • Perform surgery to save infested vines • Use row covers, trap crops, and sticky traps • Implement fall and early spring soil tactics to break the cycle 🧪 Based on university extension research & 15 years in ag science. 👇 Drop your growing zone and we’ll help time your prevention plan! #squashvineborer #organicgardening #gardentips #growyourownfood #gardenpests #gardening101 Helped Design A Plant Sensor! Grab one of these here is the link: https://earthone.io/?ref=GARDENINGINCANADA For a Discount code: GARDENINGCANADA 👩‍🔬 G R A B A P L A N N E R Paperback 2024 Garden Planner: https://geni.us/1Q7xaE 📝 S T A Y I N T O U C H Website/Blog & FREE printables: https://gardeningincanada.net Instagram: www.instagram.com/gardeningincanada ➡️ A F F I L I A T E S Westcoast Seeds Affiliate Link: https://bit.ly/33mGGaI Seeds Now: https://www.seedsnow.com/?rfsn=6354409.1f000b 🎉 S O C I A L S 👩‍🔬PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/gardeningincanada INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/gardeningincanada FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GardenInCanada/ 👩🏻‍🦰 A B O U T M E: Ashley has had a passion for plants since she was a small child. In the long summers as a child, she would garden alongside her grandmother and it was then that she realized her love for greenery. With years of great studying, Ashley had begun her post-secondary education at the University of Saskatchewan. At first, her second love, animals, was the career path she chose but while doing her undergrad she realized that her education would take her elsewhere. And with that, four years later she graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor’s degree in science and a major in Soil Science. Some of Ashley’s interests are YouTube, in which she posts informative videos about plants and gardening. The focus of Ashley’s YouTube channel is to bring science to gardening in a way that is informative but also helpful to others learning to garden. She also talks about the importance of having your own garden and the joys of gardening indoors. Ashley continues to study plants in her free time and hopes to expand her YouTube channel as well as her reach to up-and-coming gardeners. Disclaimer This description or comments section may contain links to affiliate websites. I receive a commission for any purchases made by you on the affiliate website using such a link. This includes the gardening in Canada website. You should assume all links both on the gardening in Canada YouTube, Blog, and all other social media are affiliates and I will receive compensation.