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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Cheektowaga, NY
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There a probably some differences in feeding habits of the Striped Cucumber Beetle that we have in our area of the country vs the Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle. Some areas of the country have both. I know the spotted cucumber beetle is known to feed on many different species of plants. They all like flowers because they like pollen and nectar. Their larva which hatch from eggs in the soil feed on roots. someone said before that they can cause Fusarium Wilt also, but that's not because they are a vectors for soil borne diseases like Fusarium, the roots injured by the beetle larva are much easier for Fusarium to infect. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Hudson Valley, NY, Zone 6a
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Interesting, but disturbing, about the spotted beetles (equal opportunity garden destroyers?). But I could swear that we have them here in the Northeast, too. In the late summer, some of the beetles in my garden had spots. Just a few, but some. |
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ohio
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a
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http://www.pyrethrum.com/FAQs.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethrin I think I sprayed rather than using dust. And yes,where I am in upstate NY about an hour north of Albany on the VT border there are both the striped and spotted cuke beetles,just as there were at the old farm which was much closer to Albany. Carolyn
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Cheektowaga, NY
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Carolyn, just keep those spotted cuke beetles on your side of the state.
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Hudson Valley, NY, Zone 6a
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