Yay me! Look what I found

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[Chuck]

Congrats! I hear they make boring pets though.

 

[DirtMechanic]

You should squash it and stem the problem.

 

[Upsy Daisy]

What is it, friend or foe?

 

[DirtMechanic]

FOE. Upon yonder leaf sits the nemesis of squash growers. You view the parent of the infamous squash vine borer. They came late this year.

 

[Marck]

The Squash Vine Borer Moth (Melittia cucurbitae) is a day-flying Clear-wing Moth (Sesiidae, Lepidoptera). Like many Sesiid moths, it has evolved to mimic the appearance of a wasp (Hymenoptera), a passive defense to avoid predation.
Gravid females lay there eggs at the base of leaves of various Squashes and Gourds (Cucurbita, Cucurbitaceae). The larvae tunnel into leaf petioles and stems, seriously damaging the plants in the process.

 

[DirtMechanic]

The Squash Vine Borer Moth (Melittia cucurbitae) is a day-flying Clear-wing Moth (Sesiidae, Lepidoptera). Like many Sesiid moths, it has evolved to mimic the appearance of a wasp (Hymenoptera), a passive defense to avoid predation.
Gravid females lay there eggs at the base of leaves of various Squashes and Gourds (Cucurbita, Cucurbitaceae). The larvae tunnel into leaf petioles and stems, seriously damaging the plants in the process.

And they all need to die.