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Tips and Tricks for Preventing Squash Bugs
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Great tip!
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Holes in all my growing spaghetti squash. I picked them all not rip yet. What bug is it? And should I throw them all out?
pull your plants just had a ton and insecticide won't touch them
Thank you for this article. I have many pumpkin and squash plants in my gardens and they're badly infested with these squash bugs. Last year, they destroyed all of my cucumbers, squashes and melons.
Should I just bail out on the rest of this year by harvesting the current produce and destroying the infected plants?
and if so, should I burn the plants or compost them. I always compost everything and during the frozen months of the last winter, one of my compost piles consistently maintained about 90 degrees Fahrenheit through subzero weather. In case they happen to like the warmth, I don't want to take a chance on the squash bugs breeding or overwintering in my composts awaiting my next crop.
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks y'all.
Burn them. Never compost.
to answer Jan Jack on May 31, 2021 - 8:00pm - I planted squash and cucumbers in mid to late June and I have squash bugs on the cucumber starts already .... early July ... My entire garden is late this year due to the weird unpredictable weather and the caterpillars have been a bane on the cabbage and kale. I may salvage some cabbage but the kale was a loss. Each year the insect onslaught is worse . I tried covering the plants with row covers over bent frames but the bugs found a way in any way. I've tried planting various flowering plants, and herbals suggested on gardening guides and it does not seem to make any difference. Each year I harvest less due to the crop pests. Also may have to hand pollinate the squash this year as the past two have had a dismal production.