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Garden Pests and Diseases: Prolific Squash Bugs, 0 by Goofygirl

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Subject: Prolific Squash Bugs

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Goofygirl wrote:
Does anyone have any advice how to get this situation under control organically? This is my butternut squash plant that has this last squash on it. As you can see, it is infested with what I think are squash bugs. The plant is pretty much dead. Most of the leaves have withered and died. I kept the squash bugs under control for awhile using insecticidal soap and Neem oil and destroyed any copper eggs I found on the plant. But, now, nothing is working to keep the bugs at bay. I also don't understand why they are on the squash instead of the leaves. Any advice?