Squash vine borer

The adult borer resembles a wasp. It is about 1/2 inch long with an orange abdomen with black dots (fig. 1). The first pair of wings is metallic green while the back pair of wings is clear, although that may be hard to see as the wings are folded behind them when they at rest. Eggs are flat, brown, and about 1/25 inch long. The larvae are white or cream-colored with brown heads, growing to almost an inch in length.