You don't need to use pesticides to get rid of squash bugs. Here's how to prevent and control squash bugs with all natural ...

Squash bugs prefer well-established plants, as opposed to seedlings to feed upon. Gardeners may begin to see the brownish-red eggs clustered on lower leaf surfaces of established plants in late ...

Squash Beetles. Squash beetles are in the same genus as the Mexican bean beetle, and their larvae look very similar. The adults of squash beetles are also similar to Mexican bean beetle adults but ...

If you are not yet familiar with squash bugs, you are either new to gardening, experience cold winters or moved here from ...

Squash bugs, the bane of many a vegetable gardener, are in the cross hairs of Mother Earth News. Or in the hinges, you might say. A common recommendation for getting the best of the pest is to ...

In the late season, squash bugs may feed on the fruit, causing the fruit to collapse. Sanitation to remove overwintering adults and control of the young nymphs are key to staying ahead of the problem.

For squash bugs, hand-pick, mulch with straw, spray with pyrethrins, neem oil or insecticidal soap. Don't Edit Flea-beetle damage looks like someone shot the leaves with buckshot.

Squash bugs usually frequent the under sides of leaves and may go unnoticed until populations have built up to very large levels. Hand removal of egg clusters which appear shiny and look somewhat ...

Q: For the first time in 20 years of gardening, I’ve been invaded by Mexican bean beetles. They stripped my bean plants, then the squash plants, then cucumbers, and then the sunflowers. How can ...