Beetles, Bugs and Borers

Song and Plants - A podcast by Carmen Porter

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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.htmlhttps://extension.psu.edu/why-are-my-cucurbits-wiltinghttps://ipm.illinois.edu/diseases/rpds/926.pdfhttps://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.pdfhttps://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/squash-bug-anasa-tristis/https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/leaf/squash_bug.htmhttps://extension.psu.edu/squash-vine-borerhttps://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/leaf/squash_vine_borer.htm

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