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

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   Tips for controlling squash bugs. To keep squash bug damage to a minimum, detect them early. The first step in managing them would start in the previous year by getting rid of the squash plant debris.

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

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   It’s challenging to get rid of squash vine borers once they invade, but there are ways to keep borers off your plants and out of your garden. Use the following tips to help prevent borer ...

4. 15 Ways to Repel Bugs Naturally (and Cheaply) - AOL

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   Aside from the gratification of concocting DIY bug repellent, there's the benefit of its chemical-free composition. Ingredients needed for a bug-repellent lotion bar include coconut oil; shea ...

5. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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   repel squash bugs, [2] aphids (though there is conflicting information with some sources stating it attracts aphids), [10] many beetles, and the cabbage looper [3] Onion: repels rabbits, the cabbage looper, and the Small White [3] Oregano: repellent to many pests [3] Parsley: repels asparagus beetles [3] Peppermint

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Coreidae - Wikipedia

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   In North America, the pest status of species such as Anasa tristis on squash plants and other cucurbits gave rise to the name squash bugs. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Coreidae are called twig-wilters or tip-wilters in parts of Africa and Australia because many species feed on young twigs, injecting enzymes that macerate the tissues of the growing tips and ...

9. Looking to get rid of some unwanted guests? Here's how to ...

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   Stink bugs are finding their way back indoors as cooler weather returns, and along with it, another long battle between humans and unwanted pests taking up residence in homes.