Maybe I'm just lucky... maybe I've just been growing the right kinds of squash...

But is is possible for squash to outpace squashbugs? Last year I had them like mad on my spaghetti squash- and the plant well outpaced the bugs and gave me a nice 20 or so squashes. This year I got squash bugs like mad on my Tondo Scuro Di Piacenza- an Italian ball zuke. And again, the bush is way outpacing the bugs. I also have a volunteer gourd that is growing like mad and the squash bugs seem to ignore it.

Now, since I have used this particular garden plot to grow squash two years in a row as well as tomatoes, peppers, and beans, I'm cutting it out of the rotation for a year or two to plant in stuff like garlic, brassicas, root crops- stuff that hasn't been in this plot for a couple years.

Will my not growing squash in the area help deter the squash bugs from coming back? Because although the spaghetti squash did great last year- I noticed there are definitely more squash bugs this year. Or should I keep hoping my luck holds out in a year to three when squash get planted there again?