Squash bugs and Stink bugs are different. Squash bugs have narrower bodies than stink bugs although both emit an odor when crushed.
Squash bugs do not normally infest tomatoes only cucurbit crops.
Some organic methods of control would be to lay boards on the ground near the squash and flip them over in the morning and squish the adults that have hidden there overnight.
Remove mulch from around affected crops because squash bugs hide under the mulch.
Neem oil can be effective on the nymphs but not the adults. Of course Neem can also kill bees so you have to be careful with the flowers but Neem is not as worrisome to me as Sevin on my food.
Watch for eggs and tear off that part of the leaf and destroy it before they hatch. The eggs are too tough to smash.
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