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I have a small backyard where I grow one Atlantic giant for the past two years.
My daughters love it. This year svb are really feasting. Is there a svb control for dummies? I don’t care it it’s organic, searching the web is no help. Thanks in advance and good luck! Hoping for over 100lbs this year

7/22/2025 3:51:45 PM

Aurora

Hi Pete,
I'm in IL too and squash bugs and SVBs are the worst! It's been so hot and humid and now cool at night with high humidity. I've tried Neem Max then Bioadvance 3 in 1. Although these somewhat work, the adults seemed to continue multiplying. I have community garden plots, so many gardeners next to me are messy by cramming plants inches apart and allowing weeds to grow over 5 feet tall or more. I just read today to use something containing spinosad. The SVBs are really bad, but the squash bugs this year have been ruthless for me.

8/5/2025 1:28:54 AM