RE: Bug page: What be it?
John:
It be a cucumber beetle. They seem to be attracted to flowers more than
other parts of the plant, and they will munch away. I dust with rotenone,
and it seems to repel them. You may want to be careful not to use an
insecticide that can kill bees. You might be most successful if you spray
or dust in the evening before the blossoms are open so that foraging bees
inside the flowers will not be poisoned the next morning.
I have never seen a bee killed by rotenone, but it may repel them as well as
cucumber beetles.
Good luck.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com [o*@mallorn.com]On
Behalf Of Heilmanjon@aol.com
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 9:06 AM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Bug page
Hi,
I found a non-pollinating insect in a male blossom this AM! I cannot get the
archives to come up before the page times-out, so I am asking anyone who
knows the address of the location (is that a tautology?) where pictures of
all harmful six legged things in North America are posted would send me that
url.
Thanks.
The bug is the size of a lady bug, but colored light green, with five black
spots on its back, a single at the head end and then the other four arranged
in two pairs.
John in San Jose
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