Cucumber beetles

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• Subject: Cucumber beetles
• From: "* C* F* <e*@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
• Date: Sat, 8 Mar 1997 22:34:13 -0500
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Richard Callwood III wrote:
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> Cucumbers often (usually? always?) die of a bacterial wilt spread by
> cucumber beetles. I must rely on the wisdom of others, as i have not solved
> the problem yet.

I have found that cucumber beetles prefer pigweed to any of the
cucurbits. I make a point of not cleaning out most of my pigweed and use
it as a trap crop, zapping the beetles there before they ever get to the
 cukes etc. Since pigweed does not attract bees you may use some pretty
heavy duty stuff on them to zap the cucumber beetles.
        Ed Flynn, Maryland, Zone 7

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