Best pest/disease resistant squash/gourd varieties?

[GardenBlooms22]

I had the worst infestation of squash bugs ( literally 1000 on just 6 plants) to the point I was going to pull the plants and burn them. My problem started last year when I put the garden to bed. Normally I would just cover the garden with what came out of the chicken coop then in the spring freshen it up with compost. Because the beds were fairly new, they had dropped down about 4". I had tons of leaves so I spread the chicken poop and covered it with leaves. Did not turn it all winter. In the spring I just raked the leaves to expose the soil and planted. Well the leaves insulated the ground and prevented the overwintering bugs from freezing and dieing. The bed did not have squash in it last year either. Lesson learned. Turn the beds and freeze those buggers out.

Wow, thank you for the advice!

 

[gooseapplefarms]

C. moschata is the species more resistant to SVB. This group includes butternut and trombocino. While I've had SVB impact my butternut one year, there wasn't anything else for them to infest, so they tried butternut (and succeeded to partially kill each of them that year). This year I grew trombocino - a vining summer squash. Wow - it was vigorous and productive, and no SVB damage.

I had read about this, but couldn't remember which species was resistant! I'm definitely going to try the trombocino next year. How is the flavor, btw?

 

[Acre4Me]

I had read about this, but couldn't remember which species was resistant! I'm definitely going to try the trombocino next year. How is the flavor, btw?

Trombocino is usually cooked and used like summer squash. It does taste good. However, if you leave it on the vine, it will get a harder skin, like a butternut, but the flesh is described as more “watery” and less dense than a butternut. So, recommend eating anytime from when the bloom falls off through the time it stays green - which is a while.