1. I have a yellow squash plant that has grown so large that it is taking over one of my raised garden beds and crowding some other plants that I'd like to keep. Can I trim it back, or will that harm the plant too much? It's currently about 8 feet across, and I'd like to trim at least a couple of feet off of it.

2. I have a zucchini plant that has bunches of what looks like tiny bugs or larvae on the undersides of the leaves and a few walking around on the leaf stalks. The zucchini themselves have been fine so far, although the flowers have had some of the same bugs on them. Any idea what they could be? I sprayed some soapy water on some of them but then thought it might be something beneficial and didn't want to do anything if that were the case. I have seen one sort of weevil-looking bug on the plant but no apparent damage. Neither of my other 2 squash plants (the yellow squash mentioned above and another zucchini) have any of these things on them.

If you could help me out with one or both of those issues, I'd sure appreciate it!

Thanks...

Jen