When growing pumpkins, squash, gourds and melons watch for the squash bug. Their feeding damage can cause leaf spotting, damage to the fruit and in severe cases wilting of the plant.

These pesky insects can cause your produce to wilt and die. Squash bugs are common pests that can cause your squash, pumpkins, and melons to wilt and die. Rotating crops, using straw mulch, and adding ...

Adult squash bugsmeasure about a half-inch long. Their gray-to-brown, flat bodies are shaped like a cello instrument, with gently flaring sides ornamented with tiny orange stripes. While they can fly, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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, ...

Q: I have had problems trying to raise zucchini in the past, seems that bugs and other problems pop up before I have anything from my plants at all. Is there something I should be doing to have better ...

In last week’s article, I focused on weeds as unwanted garden guests. This week, we’ll focus on insect pests, and next week, diseases. As you know, many insect pests may affect garden plants. Since I ...

Many insects plague zucchini plants, but none are worse than the dreaded squash vine borer. If you don't catch the grubs early, squash vine borers will kill off your plants. You also have to watch out ...

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 ...