Repeat as needed. White larvae of a clear-winged moth bore into stems of pumpkins and squash. Overwinters as a pupa in the soil, emerging in late June. Apply diatect, malathion, methoxychlor, natur-gro, pyrelin or rotenone in late June and repeat weekly. Young are gray with black legs.
Eggs are brownish and in patches on stems and underside of leaves.
Remove debris, which harbors overwintering adults. Crush egg masses. Use row covers to exclude Pyrenone adults until flowers appear. Melon Aphid Small, greenish-yellow to black insects found on new growth and underside of leaf. Apply insecticidal soap, diatect, diazinon, dimethoate, malathion, horticultural oil, pyrenone or rotenone when aphids are spotted.