How to Use squash bug in a Sentence

squash bug

noun

• Pale to brown blotches on leaves are the work of squash bugs.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 12 June 2017
• The adult squash bug is flat-backed, brownish black, and measures about 0.62 inches long.
  — oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2020
• Tatume is mostly immune to the harmful squash vine borer and squash bugs.
  — Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2020
• Apparently, squash bugs are deterred by the odor of these plants.
  — OregonLive.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• The squash bugs will gather under these at night and can be collected and destroyed in the morning.
  — Melinda Myers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2018
• Asking about the secret to the Tide's success is like asking an elephant for his secret to squashing bugs.
  — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• Minute pirate bugs and their close cousin, insidious flower bugs, belong to the group of bugs known as true bugs, which include bed bugs, squash bugs and stink bugs.
  — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2017
• For squash bugs, plant mint, chives, garlic, onion, tansy, radishes, nasturtiums, marigolds and bee balm near and among vines of winter and summer squash.
  — OregonLive.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• Another common pumpkin pest are squash bugs, which hang out on the underside of leaves when the flowers bloom or when fruit appears.
  — Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 29 June 2017
• Topics will include planting, side dressing, companion planting, and how to inspect for squash bug and codling moths.
  — Courant Community, 15 May 2018
• Apple engineers have also been working to squash bugs related to the on-board firmware, according to the people familiar.
  — Fortune, 21 June 2018
• Special squashes such as Potimarron or Honey Roaster succumb early to the toxic bite of squash bug nymphs in my garden.
  — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 22 June 2018
• At the beginning of the season, cover your plants with floating row covers to protect them from common culprits like squash bugs, squash vine borers, and cucumber beetles.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2019
• For instance, in her garden, Zaklan struggles with difficult-to-control squash bugs.
  — OregonLive.com, 29 Mar. 2018

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