We had horn worms. Mr. Sg spotted the first one (I wouldn’t have known a horn worm if I tripped over one). Became obsessive-compulsive about destroying them—got six or seven on the first day, following the path-of-destruction technique, a couple more over the next week, then the problem was over. What kicked my butt this year was squash vine borers (I think).
Vine borers killed my two regular squash, then I found
Tromboncino Squash that those moths/borers don't like, and I planted one in a container and it's on my deck and three feet tall and in perfect health. If it continues this way, it should produce. They are long squash and can be eaten in the light green and darker green shade from spring through summer and if some are left on the vine, they turn a tan color and become winter squash like the Butternut squash. If the squash are on the ground, they curl up. If suspended by a trellis, they are straight. My container has a trellis built into it so they will be straight (if it produces).
This means one can eat these squash almost all year long. I will never try to grow regular squash again.