Help with Bugs...

buy4now Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:18 pm

While I'm getting my supplies together to build my first 4x4, I started some plants in containers. Out of nowhere my cucumbers just started deteriorating. I sprayed milk and water to prevent fungus, and "earth Options" by raid for bugs. But these little tiny black dots are killing my cucumber leaves. I think they are mites. Not sure. But the organic pest control is not stopping them. Any ideas? Help with Bugs... Plants12

ander217 Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:04 am

Could they be flea beetles? They are a little smaller than the ones that decimated my eggplants, but there are a several kinds of flea beetles.

Wyldflower Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:40 am

I agree that they may be flea beetles. I had an infestation, and once I sprayed neem oil, they went away. I think diatomaceous earth may be another possible remedy. Both of these are acceptable organic remedies.

Much good luck - let us know how you're doing!

Garden Angel Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:56 am

I have had good success with Safer insecticidal soap. Bought it at Wal-Mart. It is biodegradable and was suggested by one of the gardeners at the community gardens here. Best of luck getting rid of them !

buy4now Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:51 pm

I got the book today. tomorrow I am going to seek out neem oil. Hope this works. I will be gone next week, but when I get back I am going to get started putting the garden together. I will update when I'm done. Thanks for the advice.

choksaw Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:41 am

i try to stay as organic with my gardening as i can and i have found that Neem oil is the best organic pest control aside from natural predators ive had awesome success with it in the past 2 seasons down here in florida. I found mine at my local (lol 7 miles away) Ace hardware store the big box's never even heard of it.

Lavender Debs Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:16 pm

Wait.... choksaw??? Should you be intorducing yourself? Have you been one of the MIA or have I just been missing your posts?

jenjehle Sun Aug 01, 2010 3:53 pm

May I jump in here and ask a Neem Oil question?? I just used it recently for the first time.

How often can I apply it for PM and other pests? I seem to be smack dab in the middle of a bad outbreak of PM, ants eating my sunflowers and tomato hornworms LOVING my tomato plants, (not sure if Neem oil helps THW's but guess it can't hurt to try).

As of now, we're just picking off the THW's (5 handpicked off so far) and my kids are keeping them in a bucket as pets! Ugh! I'm like "don't be nice to those little evil destroyers of all that I've accomplished!!!!" Their response is "but they're cute".

We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one!

Thanks for your help!

Chopper Sun Aug 01, 2010 4:23 pm

Ok, WYSIWYG was bad enough. PM? THW?

jenjehle Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:02 am

Chopper wrote:Ok, WYSIWYG was bad enough. PM? THW?

Sorry, Powdery Mildew. I hate the stuff... so much so that I don't even like to "say" it, so the initials are just not as painful.

I de-coded mine, now you de-code yours! Help with Bugs... Icon_lol

Chopper Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:07 am

WYSIWYG you mean? Also pronounced phonetically (WISS EE WIG). What you see is what you get. Originally, and still, a computer programmer's term.

jenjehle Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:26 am

Chopper wrote:WYSIWYG you mean? Also pronounced phonetically (WISS EE WIG). What you see is what you get. Originally, and still, a computer programmer's term.

NEVER, NEVER would have gotten that one on my own!

T/U! (oh, sorry... stands for "Thank U" Smile

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