Re: Cucumber beetle or not?
Here is some info i found on the beetle.
Cucumber beetles are one fourth inch long with a black head.
Types:
Striped cucumber beetle has yellow wing covers with three black stripes
running the length of its body.
Spotted cucumber beetle has a yellow-green body with twelve black spots on
its back.
The cucumber beetles Diabrotica balteata carry bacterial diseases such as
cucumber wilt. It also feeds on the blooms of a variety of ornamental
flowers.
It is especially important on many fall-grown crops. In addition to leaf
damage, it can cause serious below-ground damage as a worm.
Chemical Control: Diazinon, Malathion, Sevin, and Thiodan.
Organic Control: Dust with rotenone.
Prevention:Crop rotation and heavy mulching can help.
I found this info on this site
http://www.hydrogarden.com/gardens/insects/cu_beetle.htm
Casey Neuville
Amherst Jct., WI
personal best-339 in 98
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