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How To Prevent Squash Bugs in Your Garden

If you're a gourd grower, here's how to prevent squash bugs from invading your garden so they don't ruin your prize pumpkins or cucumbers.
Squash bugs are common pests that can cause your squash, pumpkins, and melons to wilt and die. Rotating crops, using straw mulch, and adding companion plants to the garden are all great ways to ...
Squash bugs harm zucchini and pumpkins by feeding on leaves and fruit, leading to wilting and poor harvests. Control them early with handpicking, organic sprays, and by attracting beneficial insects.
Growing summer squash like zucchini and yellow crookneck is a hallmark of western Pennsylvania gardens. Many of us have been either the benefactor or recipient of a grocery bag of extra zucchini, ...
Seeing big, dark bugs hiding under leaves in your garden? Soon your pumpkin, cucumbers, or squash will start to die if you ...