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Another reason for planting in a hill is that the squash varieties that are susceptible to the squash vine borer could be kept under row cover until the borer season is over, usually around July 4.
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2024
Lessons learned from the war on the oak borer could be applied to future invaders.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
An Emerald ash borer will be represented as well, the bug that killed this Ash tree.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Big black beetles with long antennae might be skittering around your yard or patio this time of year, but fear not: These are just the relatively harmless palo verde beetles, also known as palo verde root borers.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2024
Lessons learned from the war on the oak borer could be applied to future invaders.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
An Emerald ash borer will be represented as well, the bug that killed this Ash tree.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Big black beetles with long antennae might be skittering around your yard or patio this time of year, but fear not: These are just the relatively harmless palo verde beetles, also known as palo verde root borers.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
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“Borer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borer. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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