Re: cucumber beetles...

If I could add my two cents, don't give up on the cucumber beetles. I used to have them... now over the past 6 years it's pretty rare that I see one.

When you head out to the garden at 6:00am (you gotta do this if you're a giant pumpkin grower!) take a bucket of soapy water with you. Any beetles or other pests are given a swim. Knock them out! Wipe out their population, and the problems will go away with them.

There was a product out there that is common at home centers... "Triazicide", which I think has some of the chemicals mentioned by Steven Jepsen. This stuff really works! But I'd use it sparingly. I think I used it once and it really took care of my problems. Didn't see a CB for years after that. If you have a drastic situation, consider using it. If you occasionally see one, try the soapy water, and also be on the lookout for their eggs on the underside of leaves.

-Cliff





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From: Stephen Jepsen <ctpumpkin@optonline.net>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 1:43:24 PM
Subject: RE: RE:

I'm not a Sevin fan. Sevin kills beneficial insects, bees & earthworms.

Admire (imidacloprid) twice a year keeps cb's under control. Those who
escape systemic treatment are best treated with Warrior (lambda-cyhalothrin)
or Capture (bifenthrin). Unfortunately, both are restricted use.



Stephen Jepsen

GPC Committee Member



Grow 'Em BIG 





-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Jim Kunde
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 2:51 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: RE:



spray plants with Sevin on a weekly basis and after it rains. bury the vines

also helps to prevent.



>>> "beamup" <beamup@charter.net> 1/19/2009 1:37 PM >>>

Does anyone know a good method of prevention?  And if that fails, a good

treatment?



  ----- Original Message -----

  From: Stephen Jepsen

  To: pumpkins@hort.net

  Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 2:11 PM

  Subject: RE:





  Sounds like bacterial wilt which is vectored by cucumber beetles.








http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/PhotoPages/Cucurbit/BactWilt/Bac

t

  WiltPhotoList.htm







  Have you seen any of these beetles?















  Valley Green, Inc



  Stephen J. Jepsen



  823 Nichols Avenue



  Stratford, CT 06614-3930



  Tel: 914-260-7176



  efax: 206-203-2397







  -----Original Message-----

  From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of

  John-Sandusky Valley Nursery

  Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 1:40 PM

  To: pumpkins@hort.net

  Subject: Re:







  Hmm, this sounds very similar to a disease I have been fighting. This year

2





  plants had it. They did not die right away , took nearly a month. Plant



  slowly turned yellowish and leaves wilted somewhat, and then slowly died



  off. It did not grow at all after turning yellow. I sprayed with seven,
and



  it kept it off some of my plants but was not 100 percent effective. Also,

it





  did not bother other pumpkins and gourds, only affected C. maxima.  Could



  you send me more information on this disease?







  Thanks,



  John



  ----- Original Message -----



  From: "Jessica S." <jschelske@wi.rr.com>



  To: <pumpkins@hort.net>



  Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 9:16 AM











  > Research suggests that squash bugs carrying the pathogen (Serratia)



  > transmit it to the plant through feeding. Once infected, the plant



  > exhibits symptoms of yellowing and wilting foliage and stem

discoloration.





  > The plants collapse prior to fruit maturity, and death can follow. If
the



  > plant lives, it will not produce any fruit.



  >



  > The university of Ohio is researching this more...



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