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Cucumber beetle

jwhittin_gw MA/NH border 6a

9 years ago

Looks like I have cucumber beetles in my garden, but they prefer to hang out in my squash flowers. I'll take it...

Comments (3)

cghpnd
9 years ago
I hate them! (the beetles) My cucumbers are ruined! :(
clinchbilly
9 years ago
Having more trouble this year than ever. Nothing that i do seems to help, try spraying again monday.
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Thomas The Kat
7 years ago
About five years ago, this "wonderful beetle showed up in the garden, and that was the end of growing cucumbers. What ashame! Cucumbers are my favorite crop! This year I bought a packet of "County Fair" picklers, which supposedly do not attract, or are resistant to wilt. Although I would love to have some nice long slicers, I will gladly take anything type I can grow. They are doing well so far (only been planted out a couple weeks) but when the beetles show up, that will be the true test. Will report back later in the year.

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