Re: Cucumber beetle or not?


Casey:
       Kill it with seven, it sure sounds like the real thing, there are several
sites that show a real good picture. Search on cucumber beetle for a picture;
I got my fill of them last year & believe seven is the answer.


At 06:10 PM 5/10/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Today i went out to water my pumpkins, i stumbled upon a little bug in my
>cold frame. It is beetle like, 3 1/2 mm in length and has four yellow dots
>in a square on its shiny black wings on its back or abdomen, whatever you
>want to call it.  Would this be a little very young cucumber beetle? if so,
>how can i get rid of them? It was at the base of my pumpkin plant. Any info
>greatly appreciated. I am a little nervous about what might happen if there
>are a million of those things running around.
>
>Casey Neuville
>Amherst Jct., WI
>personal best-339 in 98
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Thanks,
Bill Van Iderstine
Personal Best 862
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