i have a bad bug problem in my garden they only hang out on my pumpkin squash nuchinni..

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Cheri R

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...plants i have looked u? they breed like crazy there eggs r on the inside of the leaves they hang out under leaves until you water them then they come out from hiding they r every where just on those plants i have tomatoes corn cucumber pes and beans they dont want nothing to do with those plant just pumpkin squash and zuchinni and tehy r not green they are brown
 
Sounds like squash beetles. And they are called that cause they like the veggies in the squash family, zuchinni and pumpkin are some of their favorites.

You can spray them with some Safer Brand organic Pesticidal Soap and some will die, but mostly you have to squash them by hand and remove the eggs from the leaves. Here in Texas we had a really bad infestation this spring and many squash plants were lost. There was an article in our local paper that you can try putting a plank of wood raised up a few inches with stones in the bed. In the heat of the day, the beetles will crawl under and you can lift the wood and squash them. It helps too.

Some years are worse than others. Try the pesticide and hand killing.
 
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