Someone on another blog who grows yellow squash in zone 8a suggested Gentry as well as Daisy May and Dixie. I think I'll also plant some Gentry to see how well it does as well.

mikru - I have the same problem with borers. Got me the first year, and I was so frustrated that I haven't tried again.

dancetrancer -- I'm going to give it once last try this year, with this tip:

"Or just wipe the stems every five days vigorously with a damp cloth and wipe away the eggs. An Auburn University researcher found this tip in a farming book from the 1890's, when even now-ancient remedies like BT were still half a century in the future! Wiping with BTK or insecticidal soap should be even better."

I found that here: http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=804

Last year I had a major SVB outbreak. They didn't touch the Cocozelle zucchini or the Wood's Profilic bush scallop. (Nor the C. moschata butternut.)

I had a lot of squash plants, though, so it could merely be a matter of preference that they went after the acorn and buttercup squashes. The buttercups (Bon Bon, C. pepo) had rooted along the vines so they survived me cutting the main stem and removing it, but it didn't live up to it's potential and only produced one fruit per plant.

Thanks alabamanicole. I'm trying Ronde de nice and Romanesco zuccs this year, as I read somewhere on the internet that people have had luck with them against SVBs. I'm ordering my seeds, so I've been researching SVBs a lot over the past week. Apart from these small things, I haven't found much.

I keep checking this hoping an experienced gardener will write in with the magic solution!

Thanks MiKru!