Although we love the natural world, we don't really love it when it starts attacking our veggies just as they begin to thrive. There is nothing as disappointing as going out to check your crops in the ...

There's one vegetable that common squash pests can't resist. Grow it just outside your garden to entice them away and keep ...

If you seem to have squash bugs every year, scout for squash bug eggs at least a few times a week. Egg clusters are usually found where two leaf veins meet. Squash bug eggs are most often laid on the ...

These five zucchini companion plants can help repel pests, attract beneficial insects, and suppress weeds without pesticides.

A few weeks ago a friend on Facebook posted a picture of a squash bug or Anasa tritis. Seems he was scouting his garden and found the insects on his squash plants. Squash bug has a snout it inserts in ...

Zucchini, a type of summer squash that loves warm weather, grows relatively quickly, usually around two months from seed to harvest. That is, if zucchini reaches its full size before pests—aphids, ...

Squash bugs are one of the most destructive insect pests in the garden. They can do serious damage to all plants in the cucurbit family, which includes winter squash such as acorn and butternut, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like other types of squash, zucchini can attract pests like aphids, squash bugs, and vine borers, which discolor plant leaves, ...

In last week’s article, I focused on weeds as unwanted garden guests. This week, we’ll focus on insect pests, and next week, diseases. As you know, many insect pests may affect garden plants. Since I ...