This undated image provided by Bugwood.org shows a squash bug nymph in Colorado. (Whitney Cranshaw/Colorado State University/Bugwood.org via AP)
This undated image provided by Bugwood.org shows a squash vine borer at base of damaged squash plant. To save affected plants, the base of their stems should be sliced open, the grub-like caterpillar within removed and soil mounded up around the cut portion of the stem. (Alton N. Sparks, Jr./University of Georgia/Bugwood.org via AP)
This July 25, 2024 image provided by Jessica Damiano shows normal white blotching of a zucchini leaf on Long Island, New York. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
This July 25, 2024 image provided by Jessica Damiano shows male zucchini flowers, which are attached to plants by a simple stem, on Long Island, New York. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
This undated image provided by Bugwood.org shows a closed female zucchini flower with a growing squash at its base in Colorado. (Howard F. Schwartz/Colorado State University/Bugwood.org via AP)
This July 25, 2024 image provided by Jessica Damiano shows male zucchini flowers, which are attached to plants by a simple stem, on Long Island, New York. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
This August 1, 1997, image shows squash bug eggs on the underside of a squash leaf in Richmond County, California. (Gerald Holmes/Strawberry Center/Cal Poly San Luis Obispo/Bugwood.org via AP)