Introducing three common, North American, pest insects that love squash as much as I do! When do they emerge? Where do they lay their eggs? What problems can they cause if their populations are high? What can be done to reduce their numbers?

Opening song: Beeloved by Carmen Porter (https://carmenporter.com)

References:

https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/VEG/BEAN/striped_cucumber_beetle.html

https://extension.psu.edu/why-are-my-cucurbits-wilting

https://ipm.illinois.edu/diseases/rpds/926.pdf

https://rodaleinstitute.org/science/articles/verification-of-parasitism-of-striped-cucumber-beetles-and-bacterial-wilt-of-cucurbits-using-molecular-analyses/

https://www.thomas.k-state.edu/lawnandgarden/docs/squashbugs.pdf

https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/squash-bug-anasa-tristis/

https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/leaf/squash_bug.htm

https://extension.psu.edu/squash-vine-borer

https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/leaf/squash_vine_borer.htm