Devastated . . . . - July 18th, 2006 at 11:29 AM
lol just when things were going so good!
I've been out EVERY SINGLE day poking around in my garden, keeping an eye on for bugs and havent seen NOTHING!
To my astonishment, today when i got home from work my zucchini plant was wilted and completely dead Just yesterday it was fine, so i wondered wtf would have done this? After sadly cutting the main vein of the plant, and dumping it in the pale, i looked promptly over my cucumbers and my squash plant. To my astonishment the MINUTE i poked around in my cuke plants a FLOCK of cucumber beetles went flying off! And i do mean a flock!
In a desperate measures attempt (and guys ban me from this forums site for this one :p ) I layed down some Seven on the plants. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASP!!!!
This was NOT what i wanted to do
I've read the other posts on cucumber beetles, and notice alot of people talking of insecticidal soap. I swear on my mothers grave i didnt see a single bug on my plants when i'd go nosing around in them . . . Should i be using this soap as a preventative means even if i DONT notice a insect problem?
Info/feedback please guys. . i'm devestated!
I've been out EVERY SINGLE day poking around in my garden, keeping an eye on for bugs and havent seen NOTHING!
To my astonishment, today when i got home from work my zucchini plant was wilted and completely dead Just yesterday it was fine, so i wondered wtf would have done this? After sadly cutting the main vein of the plant, and dumping it in the pale, i looked promptly over my cucumbers and my squash plant. To my astonishment the MINUTE i poked around in my cuke plants a FLOCK of cucumber beetles went flying off! And i do mean a flock!
In a desperate measures attempt (and guys ban me from this forums site for this one :p ) I layed down some Seven on the plants. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASP!!!!
This was NOT what i wanted to do
I've read the other posts on cucumber beetles, and notice alot of people talking of insecticidal soap. I swear on my mothers grave i didnt see a single bug on my plants when i'd go nosing around in them . . . Should i be using this soap as a preventative means even if i DONT notice a insect problem?
Info/feedback please guys. . i'm devestated!