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Re: Small tears and cucumber beetle trap?

Mike Vangel wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I was also getting some small, irregular holes on
> my leaves that looked like tears.  All I could find
> were a few black flies and a solitary crane fly on
> the underside of a leaf - no cuke beetles.  I
> "squeeze bottle" dusted with sevin and that
> seemed to help.  Hopefully the damage is just
> minor cosmetic and won't lead to anything more
> serious.
> 
> For me, the cucumber beetles only seem to
> come around when the plants blossom.  Then
> they'll decimate my blossoms if I let them -
> anyone else notice that cucumber beetles'
> favorite part is the blossom?  I'm thinking about
> making a cuke beetle trap out of a yellow frisbee
> filled with soapy water.  Any thoughts?
> 
> If anyone cares, my plants are showing 2 foot
> wide leaves and won't lay down.  They are
> reaching for the sun (which hasn't been around
> much).  I've tied the vines with cloth strips to try
> to "lasso" them to grow in the direction that I'd
> like.  This is going to be fun.
> 
> Mike in Missouri
> 
> >>> jim fenningham
> <jfenning@michele.gcccd.cc.ca.us> 06/09/97
> 06:00pm >>>
> Hi  I have some beautiful plants in the ground
> and growing.  I also have a vegetable garden
> taking off.  The problem is that in the past week
> I have found holes, small and scattered over the
> leaves almost like something tore them,  chewed
> in all the leaves of my vegetables(pumpkins,
> cucumbers, melons, squash) and some of the
> flowers I grow as well.  I think it may be
> grasshoppers, although I am not sure.  I have
> been out with my flashlight at night and have
> inspected the plants at intervals during the day
> and never find anything, no aphids, no beatles,
> no nothing. Otherwise all the plants and vines
> seem very healthy.  I sprayed them all with
> Rotenone powder the other day and am waiting
> to see if that shows any results.  Does anyone
> have any ideas?...and what do I do to stop
> these pests?
> HELP!!!
> Janet
Hi,
	I am a first time grower.  I have a vine thank God with leaves
Do I spray selvin on the dirt and on the leaves?  Any particular stage
of growing should I do this?  Thanks  teri
th77@columbia.edu
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