In the future, The best things you can do are to make sure your soil is rich in organic matter so it is healthy and to plant varieties that are resistant to SVB in the first place.

You can read up on control methods here: Squash Bug & Squash Vine Borer: Organic Controls from ATTRA the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and funded under a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Business-Cooperative Service. It provides information and other technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, Extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States

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Each stage of each life cycle must be addressed.