What's Eating my Pumpkin Leaves?

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stephanietx Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 08, 2009

Here's a very blurry pic of the bug, which I think is a potato beetle. Whatever it is is green and black striped, flies, moves quickly and is tiny, about 1/4" long. I'll post a second pic of the leaf damage.

How do I control them organically?

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stephanietx Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 08, 2009

Leaf damage.

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LTilton Glen Ellyn, IL(Zone 5b) Aug 08, 2009

Striped cucumber beetle.

You could try this pheromone lure http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/product.aspx?category=292&subcategory=655&item=9181 which I'm not sure how well it works. They spread disease to cucumbers and melons but they like all cucurbits and several other vegetables just as well.

If you spray, be careful of the bees coming to your vines.

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stephanietx Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 09, 2009

Well if the beetles don't kill them, the SVB that showed up today will! Grrrrr!!

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