Squash Beetles

We tried to grow a lot of Squash this year in the garden.  The Squash Beetles were worse this year than normal.  We barely managed to get any squash after the bugs got most of the plants.  These are some photographs I got of the Squash Beetles.

Squash beetle nymphs

Squash beetle mother with eggs

Squash beetle hatchlings

We spent a lot of time trying to get rid of these pest.  We didn't want to resort to using any pesticides so we tried some natural things and they didn't work.

Macro photographs of insect

This is a collection of the macro photographs and videos of insects I have taken over the last few years.  I took all of these photographs and videos with a Canon 5D Mark II camera body and a Canon MP-E 65mm 1x - 5x lens or a Sigma 180mm lens.  I also use a Canon MT-24EX twin flash unit.

http://www.squidoo.com/collection-of-insect-videos-and-photographs

Orange and Black insects on Bluebonnets

These are some macro photographs or orange and black insects on bluebonnets.  I took these macro photographs with a Canon 5d Mark II and a Sigma 180mm lens.

http://www.gather.com/viewSlideshow.action?albumId=35861