For the most part, we control squash bugs by putting the hose down in the hole of the plastic and forcing them to the top of the plastic with the water. We hand pick them off the plants and kill them and their eggs. Now, after reading what everyone else is doing though, we are going to plant ALL of our winter squash in a different place and rotate each year. We are NOT going to use black plastic Also, I think putting a couple of boards down around by the plants makes sense to get squash bugs to get under them at night and kill them the next morning. Insecticide doesn't work very well, but it will seep into the plants/fruits and then our bodies and we know that it is wreaking havoc on humans!!! :(
For the most part, we control squash bugs by putting the hose down in the hole of the plastic and forcing them to the top of the plastic with the water. We hand pick them off the plants and kill them and their eggs. Now, after reading what everyone else is doing though, we are going to plant ALL of our winter squash in a different place and rotate each year. We are NOT going to use black plastic Also, I think putting a couple of boards down around by the plants makes sense to get squash bugs to get under them at night and kill them the next morning. Insecticide doesn't work very well, but it will seep into the plants/fruits and then our bodies and we know that it is wreaking havoc on humans!!! :(