A new gardening question of the day appears every day of the year on the front page of Almanac.com. Below is the answer to one of the questions from our Gardening Questions and Answers Archive where you can find over 400 more gardening questions (with answers!).
How can I get rid of the squash bugs in my garden?
Try keeping a hand-sprayer filled with insecticidal soap handy. Check the plants daily and spray adults at the first appearance of any bugs. Continue checking throughout the growing season and spray both the adults and nymphs. Unfortunately, the spray will not kill the eggs, so you may have to resort to "squashing" them between two hard surfaces. You may also want to avoid deep, cool mulches like straw or hay that provide an environment that these bugs seem to love. In the fall, be sure to burn or compost old squash vines to rid your garden of any possible shelters for breeding and over-wintering.
Make money for your school, church, or club with the NEW Almanac Fund-raiser program!
Yankee Publishing Inc., P.O. Box 520, Dublin, NH 03444, USA, (603) 563-8111
Copyright ©2009, Yankee Publishing Inc. All rights reserved.
Interactive features developed and maintained by Reinvented Inc.
