Squash Bugs

What are these pests?

They are squash bugs and their eggs!These are sap sucking pests.

What do they do ?

These punch holes on plants to suck sap and can weaken your plants and Introduce viruses too.

What should you look out for ?

Always Check the plants and look for insect eggs. Golden or black or white in clusters or strings. All the pests lay eggs on your favourite plants and they hatch to release clusters of these little ones.

What can you do to repel them ?

You can spray neem oil emulsion on these and may vanish. Verticillium spores or Fish amilam will be helpful

Note : All inputs are given by Sri.Anoop Kumar C.P