Oh no! Cucumber beetles are everywhere!

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growingup Tucson, AZ Aug 26, 2007

I went out the other day to try and pollinate s ome of my pumpkins and in every single blossom, there are 2 cucumber beetles, stuck together mating. How can I get rid of the little buggers before they lay their eggs and really mess up my garden? I need help quick!

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tucsonjill Lincoln, NE(Zone 5a) Aug 26, 2007

If nothin' else, pull 'em off and squash them! Or stick them in a jar and put the lid on, or something--step 1 has gotta be, get them away from your plants!

After that, dunno.... :) You need an expert, or at least someone who has already grown pumpkins, which is not me.

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growingup Tucson, AZ Aug 26, 2007

You are too funny. What part of tucson are you in? I'm NW

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tucsonjill Lincoln, NE(Zone 5a) Aug 26, 2007

I'm on the East side, dangerously close to Mesquite Valley Growers... went in there yesterday for a pack of bean seeds, came out with a rosemary plant, a jasmine vine, a trellis, and a 6 pack of red peppers. Oh, and two kinds of bean seeds and some leek seeds. This sort of thing has gotten to be a nasty habit... :)

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ZenSojourner (Zone 8a) Sep 11, 2007

Rotenone/pyrethrum bug spray. It's organic. Many online garden supply places sell it.

Squash bugs carry bacterial wilt. Kill them, kill them all! I lost all my squash to bacterial wilt this year - first year I didn't spray at all, and it'll be the last year, as well.

Sojourner

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LTilton Glen Ellyn, IL(Zone 5b) Sep 12, 2007

Go out in the afternoon and pull every open male flower off your vines, throw them into a bag, then spray insecticide in the bag and seal it up before you throw it away. By then, pollination for the day is a done deal and the flowers don't open again.

Check for bees in the flowers first, just to make sure, but they're usually gone by afternoon.


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