if you see any bugs spray them some bug spray of your choice, NEEM , and try this.

1 TBSP of baking soda mixed with 1 part milk and 3 parts water to kill them and prevent fungus growth. It should make 1 gallon

Are you seeing any white spots on your leaves?

The baking soda, milk, water mixture just gets poured into the ground, or this is a spray for the leaves?

I'm trying to keep everything in the edible garden pesticide-free.

I don't remember if there were white spots. I will check and reply again.

leafs mostly and some around the base, thats the best bet if you want to keep it truely organic?

the only white spots seem to be the dead edges around the holes that the critters ate.

I'll try the baking soda, milk, water today, and I'll spray on seaweed fert later on to help the plant recover, I hope.

thank you for your help

I applied the mix, but the larvae appear to be working on the roots of the last living section of vine, to which is attached my only Giant Atlantic pumpkin.

Anyone have ideas of what I can try? I'd prefer organic, however I would consider other options. I have the red dye and clove oil to kill adults, but it's too late for that to prevent the larvae.

I have my cuke beetles under control I think, but squash bugs have finished off my pumpkins. I've killed many with soapy water spray. Next year I'll have to be ready for all the bad bugs so they can't wipe my pumpkins out.