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Originally Posted by OzoneNY
So are these cucumber beetles a genuine threat to my tomato patch?
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No, you might find one resting on a tomato leaf but you'll never see one dining on one.
Cucumber beetles can be vectors for Bacterial Wilt of Cucurbits and is caused by Erwinia tracheiphila, a bacteria that is deadly to some members of the Cucurbit family (not all) and is not a pathogen of Tomato plants. Bacterial Wilt of tomato (there are actually several diseases called Bacterial Wilt of tomato) are caused by completely different species of bacteria.