Charlie, if possible, could you check the pumpkin patch to see whether SHB
are using the pumpkins as an alternate host? They do so with some other
cucurbits. In Hawaii, beetles breed in fallen fruit, and then fly to
hives, which are more attractive.
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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