Re: Squash bug life-cycle?

David,

Squash bugs are usually  a dull grey  to brownish black.....about 5/8 inch
long.  They like to hide under leaves or boards ......their eggs are orange
to copper color on the underside of leaves.  They can  kill a squash plant
.  Usually you'll see a leaf and stalk  dead dried brown to black .  They
suck the juices.  They live one year hibernate over winter in debris,  they
mate in the spring and lay eggs..........................squish them and
they give off a perfume..................mb











>Can anybody explain the squash bug lifecycle
>(or provide a web reference)?
>
>What I'm looking for:  I've seen squash bugs
>in my garden over the years, but my zukes and
>zucchini's seemed to produce fine, so I didn't
>worry about it.  I did notice that pumpkins in
>the garden tend to wilt easily if the temp gets
>over 80F even though they were well hydrated...
> and wondered if it had anything to do with squash
>bugs.  I assume these are squash bugs I'm seeing.
>They are black beetles about 1inch long.  I've
>always called them stink bugs.  I live in the
>Portland, Oregon area.
>
>So... how does the squash bug attack the pumpkin
>plant?  Does the beetle eat the vegetation, or
>does it produce some sort of larvae that either
>eats or bores into the vine?  Should I be looking
>for a specific sign of damage (holes in vine,
>leaf "chompings", etc?).
>
>Please advise.
>
>Thanks,
>David Robinson
>
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