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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye

The cucumber beetle can be a actual problem in your garden. There are organic methods that could be used to discipline them before they assailing and destroying your garden.

Melon beetles are about 1/4 inch in length and are yellowish-green in color with either black spotted or black strips and a black head. It's larvae is 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch in size, white to beige in color with a brown head and a brown spot on it's process end.

The larvae attacks plants early in the season from the first two to six weeks. Some of the plants that they will aggress are herb, beans, corn, cucumbers, brinjal, peas, potatoes, tomatoes and melons. There are over two hundred and fifty plants from 20 nine families of plants that the vegetable beetle will attack, including flower and ornamental plants.

The adult veggie beetle transmits bacterial mosaic and wilts. It is overwintered in the intestines of the beetle and when they begin to feed again in the springiness the disease gets transmitted to the plants.

Veggie beetles like shade. It is serious to check the undersurface if leaves to observe the presents of them and there eggs.

Mulching plants with organic matter to create an environment to attract arthropods and other advantageous insects to defend against the cucumber beetle.

Predators that are advantageous in the controller of cuke beetles are lacewings and ladybugs. They eat the eggs of the cucumber beetle. Other predators that aid controller the cucumber beetle are tachinid flies, soldier beetles, dependent nematodes and braconid wasps.

Bats are aswell a outstanding defence against cuke beetles and other insects.

A environment neighbourly and wholesome way of gardening. Organic Gardening is away of gardening in agreement with nature. Developing a wholesome and profitable crop in a way that is better for both you and the surrounding.