The Spotted Cucumber Beetle (or the Southern Corn Rootworm) and the Stripped Cucumber Beetle can be as destructive as the Squash Bug and the Squash Vine Borer. Control of all of them is very similar starting early on with Floating Row Covers, which do need to be removed for pollination, providing ample cover and alternative food sources for the many parasites of these, and if necessary for control, carefully spraying or dusting the plants. Some people report good control with Neem Oil products or pyrethrin based products, keeping in mind these are broad spectrum poisons that can also kill off the beneficials that could aid in control.

thanks. Sounds like there's not much that can be done. It would be hard to use row cover on cucumbers and cantelopes growing up a trellis--and they've had flowers on them since before I noticed the pests anyway.

Will just have to hope we harvest enough before too much damage is done.