I finally hobbled down to my vegetable garden. I wanted to investigate what was ravishing the zuchinni leaves.
This was not the usual culprit. Instead of finding the golden eggs of the squash bugs, I found a cluster of yellow eggs.
I hoped these were ladybug eggs, so I left them.
Then I saw things that looked like corn kernels with whiskers hooked on to the leaves like ticks on a dog. These were not moving, so if they had eaten the holes in the leaves, they were finished.
I did find elongated, yellow, spiky larvae which moved quickly to get away.
This is my first infestation with these whiskered- corn critters. I am a pesterer of pests, so finding any new insect is of interest.
I fear I should not have let that volunteer butternut squash vine take over my small garden.
The shade and lack of airflow cannot be a good thing.
There is a lot going on in my tiny plot. Stay tuned for birds, butterflies, snakes, squash and pumpkins.
FLOW
floweralley 
Look like Bean Beetle larvae to me but I’m stumped by the fact they are on squas.
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My first squash lady bug infestation ever!
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Have you found more information on the bugs. They don’t look like any I’ve ever seen.
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Squash Lady Beetles. My first EVER!
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Very cool!
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I am not a gardener but I found this fascinating: the reportage, the attention to detail —
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Thanks John Malone. I find insects fascinating. Getting to see three phases of a new bug is a treat.
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Fascinating
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