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  2. Anasa tristis - Wikipedia

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    Anasa tristis is a species of bug in the family Coreidae. It is a major pest of squash and pumpkins, found throughout North America, and is a vector of the cucurbit yellow vine disease bacterium. [1] These bugs can emit an unpleasant odor when disturbed. It is commonly known as the squash bug but shares this name with certain other species.

  3. A Stroll Through the Garden: Managing squash bugs to minimize ...

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    A female squash bug lays bronze-colored oval eggs on the underside of the leaves of the squash family plants. Each squash bug female can lay as many as 18 eggs near the main vein on the leaf where ...

  4. How to Get Rid of Squash Vine Borers Naturally Before They ...

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    Choose Resistant Plants. Squash vine borers are particularly attracted to zucchini, acorn, summer, and Hubbard squash, but they aren’t as interested in cushaw and butternut squash, melons, and ...

  5. Ask the Master Gardener: How to handle pests on squash ... - AOL

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    Dealing with damaging bugs on summer squash can be complicated as some methods will hurt beneficial insects. Ask the Master Gardener: How to handle pests on squash and zucchini plants Skip to main ...

  6. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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    repels insects and rabbits [2] Myrrh: repels insects [5] Narcissus: repel moles [3] Nasturtiums: repel squash bugs, [2] aphids (though there is conflicting information with some sources stating it attracts aphids), [11] many beetles, and the cabbage looper [3] Onion: repels rabbits, the cabbage looper, and the Small White [3] Oregano: repellent ...

  7. Squash vine borer - Wikipedia

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    The squash vine borer (Melittia cucurbitae) is a diurnal species of sesiid moth. The moth is often mistaken for a bee or wasp because of its movements, and the bright orange hind leg scales. The females typically lay their eggs at the base of leaf stalks, and the caterpillars develop and feed inside the stalk, eventually killing the leaf.

  8. Coreidae - Wikipedia

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    A female leaf-footed bug, family Coreidae and tribe Acanthocephalini, deposits an egg before flying off. Coreidae is a large family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. [1] The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus Coreus, which derives from the Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris) meaning bedbug. [2]

  9. Prevent Thrips on Plants Naturally with These 10 Must-Know Tips

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    Keep plant diseases and pests from spreading by cleaning up and destroying infested plant material. ... Choose Resistant Plants. Growing plants that are naturally less appealing to thrips can make ...