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Tag: cucumber beetle
Post #G21-032: Cucumber beetles, bee-proof sticky traps, neem oil.
This post follows on a series of posts regarding cucumber beetles. You can read the background in Post #G21-027.
(Source for photo: University of Kentucky).
This year, I have a plan of sorts for dealing with cucumber beetles. Continue reading Post #G21-032: Cucumber beetles, bee-proof sticky traps, neem oil.
Post #G21-030: Bee-proof sticky traps, and potential solutions to a cucumber beetle problem
This is a followup to Post #G21-029, where I made some bee-proof cages for yellow sticky traps. By surrounding a sticky trap with 1/8″ mesh hardware cloth, I hoped to catch cucumber beetles and not catch bees, butterflies, or other beneficial insects. Continue reading Post #G21-030: Bee-proof sticky traps, and potential solutions to a cucumber beetle problem
Post #G13: Garden update
Not everything in my garden is a problem. I just tend to talk about the issues that I’m trying to solve. I’m attempting to achieve some balance here. Topic below, in order, are:
- Deer (success),
- Birds (limited success),
- Cucumber Beetles (apparent success);
- Squash vine borer (possible success, possibly too soon to tell),
- Powdery mildew (no success at all, yet, but I’ve learned to prune my squash).