GardeningHomesteadingPest Control Squash Bug control By Melissa Francis - April 15, 2012 0 65 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Squash Bug, I like this idea. Another option is to place boards or shingles on the ground next to the plants. At night the squash bugs will aggregate under the boards and can then be destroyed each morning. Â https://www.vegedge.umn.edu/pest-profiles/pests/squash-bug