Squash Vine Borer Melittia cucurbitae (Harris) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
Adult squash vine borer, Melittia cucurbitae (Harris).
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Keywords

Family: Sesiidae (clearwing moths)
Moths
IN1068

How to Cite

Kariuki, Eutychus, and Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman. 2015. “Squash Vine Borer Melittia Cucurbitae (Harris) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sesiidae): EENY612/IN1068, 12/2014”. EDIS 2015 (3). Gainesville, FL:5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1068-2014.

Abstract

Squash vine borer is a moth species that is active during the day (diurnal). The larvae complete their growth and development on wild and domesticated species of the genus Cucurbita. Once only considered a nuisance to commercial growers, with the expansion of cucurbit production in the United States over the last decade, the squash vine borer has become a pest of economic importance. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Eutychus Kariuki and Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2014. (Photo: Lyle J. Buss, UF/IFAS)

Minor revision March 2020.

EENY612/IN1068: Squash Vine Borer Melittia cucurbitae (Harris) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) (ufl.edu)

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