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Cucumber beetles #803285
Asked July 27, 2022, 11:37 AM EDT
Lamoille County Vermont
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Hi Melissa,
Thanks for reaching out! Could you get us a photo of the little pest so that we can make a positive ID before we come up with a strategy?
Hello Melissa,
Thank you for the photos and your patience!
Those are squash bugs, though the yellow and black-striped fellows are, indeed, cucumber beetles!
Here's a great resource from our friends over at the University of Minnesota al about squash bugs: https://extension.umn.edu/fruit-and-vegetable-insects/squash-bugs
And here's another on Cucumber beetles: https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/cucumber-beetles
I hope between the two of them you find some new tricks to save your squash!