Spaghetti Squash UPDATE

Squash Vine Borer (enjoying his last meal) 

Squash Vine Borer

A little surgical extraction on the spaghetti squash revealed the culprit that caused the demise of the spaghetti squash - a single squash vine borer larva. I have read about the squash vine borer but I believe this is the first time I have encountered this little bugger. As you can see in these pictures, the larva feeds through the center of the stem - killing the plant by cutting off its water supply. The orangish-colored "sawdust" looking material just below the larva is called Frass...essentially, larva poop. A new word for you to use the next time you play Words with Friends or Scrabble.