Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Hi,

If your yellow lady bug like beetle is a little longer and skinnier than a
lady bug then it sounds like a spotted cucumber beetle.

I hand remove them in the mornings and dump them in soapy water but some
others in the group may have better ideas.

-Faye

From: MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fiddlewoman1
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 7:41 AM
To: MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MittleiderMethodGardening] Re: Worst Gardening Problem

Thanks, Marc, I didn't think of that. And I will try it. Also not sure that
I used the correct name on these - these are not squash borers that get in
stems; these look like a shield as an adult - dark gray, and like yellow
eggs at first on underneath of leaves, then little furry yellow things under
the leaves which suck out the juice and give the plants a virus or bacteria
(not sure which)that causes the leaves shrivel up and die. I'm willing to
give anything a try at this point - so they will get the neem oil treatment;
anything else anyone can suggest to stop these things would be greatly
appreciated. Also any ideas on the yellow lady bug like beetle.
Thanks again - veda
--- In MittleiderMethodGardening@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:MittleiderMethodGardening%40yahoogroups.com> , "fiddlewoman1"
<fiddlewoman1@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Jim,
> My worst gardening problem is also bugs - and all their relatives!!!
Somehow I have gotten an infestation of squash/sting bugs in my garden, and
for the last two years they have destroyed my cucumbers, pumpkins, and
squash!!!! I try to garden organically and not use pesticides, and have
tried pulling up all the damaged/old plants, soapy water; smashing those
little stinkers, and nearly any other thing other than resorting to some
sort of pesticide. I am considering renting a burner to burn anything near
the garden so I could kill any residual hibernating eggs. If anyone has a
plan to get rid of these, please share! We are losing ALL of our beautiful
plentiful cucumber crops (Mittleider Method grows a ton of cucumbers), and I
am desperate to get rid of these things. (We live in the mid southeast.)
>
> I also had a beetle that took out my green beans that was not a Japanese
bean beetle. I heard that it was a beetle from South America that had
migrated - looked like a yellow lady bug. Other than bugs, everything has
grown like gangbusters!
>
> Any suggestions on how to get rid of these pests?
>
> Thanks
> veda
>

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