Cuke Beetles and squash bugs.

17 years ago

Yesterday I found the first cucumber beetles and a squash bug on my cucumbers. Each cuke has about 3 leaves and there were 6-8 cucumber beetles on each plant. I killed all but 2 that flew away. My cuke beetle murdering skills are a little rusty after a long winter. Today I checked and found about half as many and no squash bugs.

I've also had flea beetles for a few weeks but their numbers are small and they have done minimal damage.

If you are in central or eastern Maine keep an eye out!

Jon

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17 years ago
They seem to show up earlier every year the past few years. Ugg... I'm in central-NC and I've had friends complain about seeing them since mid May. They're usually not an issue with us until well into June (not counting huge field plantings).

Right now I'm getting my fill of powdery mildew on the squash and they're barely 3 weeks in the ground (late planting after some last-minute garden redesign because of storm damage on other seedlings).

I put in 3 plants (small garden, small squash demand) expecting 1-2 to pretty much die from a random pest or disease by the thick of july/august. I'm hoping to keep a plant or 2 producing into October. I'm treating them now, but now I'm starting to remember why I haven't grown squash in a while.
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