" This was already pointed out years ago on this thread, but squash is notoriously easy to cross pollinate. Unless pollination is tightly controlled, there's no telling what saved seeds will produce." That is especially true for squashes in the C. pepo species, since they are so widely grown. Besides spaghetti squash, acorn squash, most pumpkins, nearly all summer squash, and even warted gourds are all C. pepo. The flowers are conspicuous & very good pollen sources, and bees will travel surprisingly great distances to feed on them... collecting & spreading pollen all the way. I have a rural garden, with no other gardens within at least 1/4 mile. Several years ago, I grew acorn squash there, and saved seed. No other members of the same species were grown there. When I grew out that seed the next year, there were several obvious crosses... apparently with a yellow zucchini & a pumpkin. Those were interesting to look at, but unpalatable. Seed saving of squash (especially C. pepo) is so problematic that hand pollination is generally necessary to ensure pure seed. By coincidence, I am growing that same bush acorn squash this year, and have hand pollinated several squashes for seed.

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i have bird egg gourd , would like to trade for some gourd that looks like a big bowl, not sure if it is bushel or not , let me know ......

patti, likely you have two denizens since the chewing,destructive worms are the larva. It's the moth that's laying the eggs. Wait to see what hatches from the eggs. It might be wheelbug eggs and their babies will make short work of any worms chewing on the leaves.