Have pumpkins, need help!!

Hi Ohio! Last year I too planted my pumpkins too early and they ripened too soon. Unfortunately, once the squash bugs have gotten to the pumpkins themselves, in my experience, it's too late. Probably best to pick them and keep them cool, dry, and as far away from the vines and parent plants as possible. If you look on the leaves near where they come off from the vine, you might see clusters of tiny seed-like things that adhere to the leaf. These are the squash bug eggs-scrape them off the leaf, and look for them too on the bottom of the pumpkins. I've read that if you place boards in the garden the bugs will lay their eggs on the undersides of the boards and leave the pumpkins alone, but I haven't had much luck with that. My father-in-law recommended sevin dust to control the squash bugs, but I was reluctant to use it for fear of harming the bees, birds, and my kids that trample in my garden. Another problem that can plague pumpkins are squash borers-they will eat into the vine near the base of the plant and leave an orange residue as they bore thru. The vine will eventually begin to wither and die. If you see it, carefully take a sharp knife and try to cut the borer out-the plant will usually heal. Pumpkins are so much fun, but they get so big so fast that it's hard to see where they begin and end and to keep bugs and rodents out. Good luck!