How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs👇 🌱 Hand-Pick and Destroy: Inspect plants early in the morning when squash bugs are less active. Look under the leaves - they like to hide there. Check daily to stay ahead of the infestation. 🌱 Bring In the GOOD Bugs: Plant dill and cilantro to draw in ladybugs or lacewings into your garden. These natural enemies feed on squash bug eggs and nymphs, helping to keep them from destroying your crop. 🌱 Plant Companion Crops: Plant squash with pest-repelling plants lik

Squash bugs are a common garden pest that attack squash and other cucurbit plants like zucchini, melons, and cucumbers. Our friend @gingerfootgarden shared her strategies for dealing with them, and we hope these tips will help you in your garden. ✌️ Happy Gardening! 💚 #growingsquash #growingzucchini #growingmyownfood #raisedbedgardening #raisedgardenbed #pestmanagement #dealingwithpests #vegogardening #gardeningcommunity #vegoraisedbeds #backyardgardening | Vego Garden

In this video you see a bug and some tiny eggs. That’s a squash bug. They can do a lot of damage. My preferred strategy is to find them and use tape to remove the eggs. It’s more work than pesticides, but at least I’m not eating pesticides. To double your benefit in disrupting their lifecycle you can spray the plants with neem oil. Did you find the gnome today? | Greenhorn Grove