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What are these bugs?

17 years ago

I've gone through a few pages here and they don't look like squash bugs or cuke beetles. The eggs look similar to squash bugs though. Please help. They destroyed my zucchini last year and I've worked so hard on the garden this year. Here is a picture.

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jean001
17 years ago
They're baby squash bugs.
Kimmsr
17 years ago
Squash bugs. Squish the eggs and hand pick the wee bugs. Some people report some success with Insecticidal Soap sprays, but due care is necessary to prevent killing off any predators of these pests.
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taz6122
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks. I scraped the eggs off and squished the bugs when I found them. Judging by the other threads on these bugs I am not done with them yet though. I will keep scraping the eggs and vacuuming the bugs up and leave a trap crop and burn them.
taz6122
Original Author
17 years ago
There's no sign of any bugs this morning and no adults. Is it possible that the adults laid their eggs and moved on?

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