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://extension.psu.edu/why-are-my-cucurbits-wilting) https://ipm.illinois.edu/diseases/rpds/926.pdf (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://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://www.thomas.k-state.edu/lawnandgarden/docs/squashbugs.pdf) https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/squash-bug-anasa-tristis/ (https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/squash-bug-anasa-tristis/) https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/leaf/squash_bug.htm (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 (https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/leaf/squash_vine_borer.htm)