It is the orange eggs you need to squish/rub off the backs of the leaves. The nymphs that hatch from the eggs, not the adults, are the ones that do all the damage.

There is no pesticide that will kill them that will not also kill beneficials but next year, since you already know you will have this problem at this time of year, you can plan ahead. Plant later and avoid them.

Dave

Here is a link that might be useful: Squash Bug control discussions

There is no pesticide that will kill them that will not also kill beneficials

Well, to some extent. Diatomaceous earth at the base of the plants is an option. The adults seek shelter an the base of the plants at certain times of day. That'll also hurt other things that walk up to the base of your plants, but you won't affect, for example, flying pollinators.

Also, as the adults like shelter, clearing out anything they can hide in near the base of the plants can help somewhat, although it's no cure. You can also use floating row covers to keep the adults from getting to your plants in the first place.

I thought the orange eggs were from the SVB?

Thanks everyone. Just came from outside doing squash bug patrol and killed about 2 dozen. One plant was covered and so badly damaged I just yanked it. I still have about 6 plants, but they were loaded with eggs and bugs. I picked them off best as I could. I will try planting more soon and probably just cover them. I will probably not plant any kind of squash next year OR plant a couple near the house FAR away from the garden maybe they won't find them.

UGH, I hope that they dont get that bad for me, I'm doing daily leaf lifting and bug removal, and finding one or two on about every other plant...I have found a few leaves with orange eggs that of course were removed, so far no nyphs.

I also planted kind of late, as my plants are just now getting some of their first baby squash on them, I dont suppose it was "too" late so as to miss the SVB, but I planted extras this year, just to make sure at least I got some!!!

bugs are so annoying and so frustrating...you go to so much effort just to grow an all you can eat buffet for those loathed critters. Too bad someone cant come up with a toxic plant (leaf wise, not fruit wise). so that anything that bit, sucked, or bored into it, literally BIT IT ;)