Is there a better Insert method?

When working in VB.net with ADO.net my INSERT statements look the first piece of code below. This iis OK for a when a few fields are being imported. However, many tables I work with have over 100 fields. This format of the INSERT statement is cumbersome to construct and a nightmare to debug when I make a typo.
The way I used to do this in VB6 is listed below the VB.net sample. This format is much easier to construct (I used to use Excel). Is there anything similar that I could do in VB.net? Are there any alternatives at all to the Insert Statement I have written?

VB.Net sample
command.commandText = "Insert Into TableA (CusNo, CusName) Values ('" & CusNoString & _
"','" & CusNameString & "')"
 
VB6 Sample
SqlStatement = "Select CusNo, CusName From TableA where 0 = 1"
rs1.Open SqlStatement,DBConnection, .....
with rs1
  .AddNew
       !CusNo = CusNoString
       !CusName = CusNameString
  .Update
end with

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Based on everyone's input, I have found the solution. Actually, I have found how to do it with ADO.Net and ADODB. See the samples below (Sorry, I didn't take the time to clean it up. I am at work).
Anyway, since I can use either method, ADO.NET or ADODB, can someone tell me why one is preferable over the other? I do not use autopopulating grids of any type.

Dim CoConnection As New ADODB.Connection
        Dim rsTable As New ADODB.Recordset
        Dim coCommand As New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
        Dim con As New System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
        Dim ParmString As String
        Dim NoOfRecords As Long
        'ADO.Net
        con.ConnectionString = AlphaConnString
        con.Open()
        coCommand.Connection = con
        ParmString = "Insert Into CusInfo (FirstName, LastName) values(@FirstName,@LastName)"  ';Select FirstName, LastName From CusInfo
        coCommand.CommandText = ParmString
        coCommand.Parameters.Add("@FirstName", "Pat")
        coCommand.Parameters.Add("@LastName", "Dillon")
        NoOfRecords = coCommand.ExecuteNonQuery
        coCommand.Dispose()
        con.Close()
        con.Dispose()
        '
        '
        'Adodb
        CoConnection.ConnectionString = OleAlphaConnString
        CoConnection.Open()
        'CoCommand.Connection = CoConnection
 
        '1 text, 2 table
        rsTable.Open("Select * from CusInfo where 0=1", CoConnection, ADODB.CursorTypeEnum.adOpenStatic, ADODB.LockTypeEnum.adLockOptimistic)
        With rsTable
            .AddNew()
            rsTable("FirstName").Value = "John"
            rsTable("LastName").Value = "Smith"
            .Update()
        End With
        If rsTable.State = 1 Then rsTable.Close()
 
        CoConnection.Close()

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