If you're new to gardening, it's easy to underestimate how much pests can affect your squash plants. Try planting a trap crop ...

Squash vine pests are the kind of villains that don't announce themselves in your garden until the damage is done. One day, your squash plant is thriving, you're looking up zucchini recipes, and the ...

STEMMING THE PROBLEM: Squash vine borers kill squash plants by burrowing into their stems. A few preventive measures can save gardens from a squashless growing season. Photo by Chloe Lieberman Your ...

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, ...

Squash bugs are one of the most destructive insect pests in the garden. They can do serious damage to all plants in the cucurbit family, which includes winter squash such as acorn and butternut, ...

Squash bugs can overwinter in the soil, leaf litter, and dead plants, and then attack plants again in spring. Prevent a re-infestation by destroying infested plants and debris, tilling deeply, and ...

If you seem to have squash bugs every year, scout for squash bug eggs at least a few times a week. Egg clusters are usually found where two leaf veins meet. Squash bug eggs are most often laid on the ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago a friend on Facebook posted a picture of a squash bug or Anasa tritis. Seems he was scouting his garden and found the insects on his squash plants. Squash bug has a snout it inserts in ...

If you grow cucurbits, such as pumpkins, melons, gourds, summer squash, winter squash or cucumbers, be on the lookout for the squash bug (Anasa tristis) and the squash vine borer (Melittia cucurbitae) ...

Squash bugs wreak havoc on the garden this time of year. Take steps to eradicate them and save your gourds. Courtesy Johnson County Extension Every year around June, our office gets questions about ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Squash comes in many varieties, including zucchini, butternut squash, and summer squash, among others. If you're just getting started with ...