Comments on: How to Squash a Squash Bug

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:20:21 +0000

I have had squash bugs attack my garden for the past 2 years. I started the season with several watermelon, canteloupe, zucchini, yellow squash and cucumber plants. However, the squash bugs have destroyed almost all over them. I have 4 plants left right now. I have tried killing them by hand, spraying the plants with the hose morning and night to keep them off and sprinkled Sevens dust on the plants every few days but its not enought. They have destroyed my crop and I have almost decided to give up the fight but would love to see something that would kill them off and save my remaining plants. I would prefer something natural or organic as I don’t like to use chemicals in my garden and EcoSMART looks like it could be the answer. I would pay to see these squash bugs destroyed!

By: Rachel Flint

Rachel Flint — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:04:44 +0000

I have had squash bug attacks for every year that I have planted squash. They’re here again. It seems so futile to individually pick them off. They are also just too gross to deal with! I am thinking about experimenting with getting my kids to drown them in soapy water. I could pay them by the bug!

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:53:33 +0000

I would love to try this product out. I’ve got my first garden going this year, and I’ve been so excited. I’ve seen some squash bugs, but didn’t realize how damaging they were until my zucs started dying on the vine when they were only as big as my thumb. My yellow crooked neck squash seem to be surviving, but my poor zuccini plants are hurting! I hope I can save them.

By: Nellie Butler

Nellie Butler — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:23:45 +0000

I’ve never seen a squash bug before this summer. Our garden was growing beautifully until the last two weeks when our zucchini plants quit producing shortly after they started. Our once gigantic, healthy plants were starting to yellow and the fruit on them wilting and dying before they could ripen. After doing a search in them, I found those nasty squash bugs and their eggs on the undersides of the leaves. I spent over an hour hunting down the adults, squishing them (stinky job!) and also the eggs. I’m sure it’s a losing battle! I’d love to find an easier, healthy way to deal with this problem!

By: Esther Shomper

Esther Shomper — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:39:33 +0000

I am being infested with squash bugs. They are on my zucchini and pumpkin plants. I see more of them every day.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:37:29 +0000

I’m a second year Gardner and found these pesky beetles at the end of the growing year last year and had everything come to maturity and no rot, but this year they are here early and seem to be killing the plants before they can even blume. glad i found this site, picking them off early and tearing the eggs off seems to have worked so far… i found them this year by accident with my irrigation water i splashed on my squash plant. two came up the leaf stem and i saw them… the more i splashed the more came out of hiding… Worked great, i got a old plastic jug and put soapy water in it to make the sides to slippery to climb up and hunted for the little pests. I either grabbed them and flicked them in the jug or scrapped them in with lid, stomping on them just made me feel good didn’t seem to kill that many bugs. Thanks for the good advice.

By: Susan Aspeotes

Susan Aspeotes — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:06:07 +0000

HELP….squash bugs are running over my zucchini plants. Have already lost several small fruits and am trying to keep them from destroying the rest. I use zucchini in several of my dog biscuit recipes and prefer to grow my own rather than purchase so it’s imperative that these little beasties be STOPPED.

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:29:26 +0000

I had squash bugs last summer and have found a few this year. I have grandkids and dogs and need to find a safe way to protect my garden, the wasps and lady bugs are doing there best , but it is not enough. Please can you help me here in Utah. Thanks

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:23:36 +0000

I am desperate. We have a lot of squash bugs and are not sure how to get rid of them. We are trying to keep our garden organic and are looking for ways to get rid of those pesky squash bugs before they destroy all our crop.

By: Dianna

Dianna — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:20:55 +0000

It’s only the end of June and all my vine crops have already died a painful death, painful for me anyway. Can’t tell you how many hours I’ve spent squashing squash bugs, or stomping on them, drowning, or feeding them to the chickens. Would be wonderful to find a product that won’t hurt my beneficial insects, but get rid of this destructive pest.