Posted by Rick K on July 15, 2006, 8:48 pm
My Boston Pickling Cucumbers have lots of small bugs, along with a few
larger ones, and after good production, they are starting to die. The leaves
are now quite sticky.
My yellow straightneck squash have a variety of bugs. Production has been
good, but they are looking worse as time goes on. The recently planted ones
still look good, but that have the bugs too.
If anyone can help with the identity and the fix, I'd appreciate it.
All I've done is broadcast fertilize a little, then plant, and water. No
other treatments.
I'm in the Dallas, TX area. Have black clay dirt.
Photos are at http://www.kingrick.com/
And lastly ...
I have yellow straightneck and zucchini.
The yellow produce very well, but the zucchini turn yellow when they get to
about two inches.
I water them all the same. It's hot here, so I hand water each plant well
about every two days.
No pesticides.
Thanks, Rick
Posted by Deb Hayes on July 15, 2006, 10:14 pm
> My Boston Pickling Cucumbers have lots of small bugs, along with a few
> larger ones, and after good production, they are starting to die. The
> leaves
> are now quite sticky.
> My yellow straightneck squash have a variety of bugs. Production has been
> good, but they are looking worse as time goes on. The recently planted
> ones
> still look good, but that have the bugs too.
> If anyone can help with the identity and the fix, I'd appreciate it.
> All I've done is broadcast fertilize a little, then plant, and water. No
> other treatments.
> I'm in the Dallas, TX area. Have black clay dirt.
> Photos are at http://www.kingrick.com/
> And lastly ...
> I have yellow straightneck and zucchini.
> The yellow produce very well, but the zucchini turn yellow when they get
> to
> about two inches.
> I water them all the same. It's hot here, so I hand water each plant well
> about every two days.
> No pesticides.
> Thanks, Rick
Rick--I am afraid I can't tell you for sure, since I haven't finished the
Master Gardener course, but it looks like the small, winged white bugs are
whiteflies--number 9, that is...and I don't know what 3 and 8 are, although
I believe they are two stages of the same critter. I think I have seen
their larval stage in the bed where lives the zucchini from a previous post
regarding zucchini leaves yellowing. It looked for all intents and purposes
like a worm, or a mini-snake, but it was orange and dark striped.
I sure hope someone knows definitively, because I am still finding new bugs
flying through and/or setting up housekeeping in my garden, after more than
30 years!
not much help, but my $.02
Deb
Posted by maxsilverstar on July 16, 2006, 2:29 pm
>My Boston Pickling Cucumbers have lots of small bugs, along with a few
>larger ones, and after good production, they are starting to die. The leaves
>are now quite sticky.
>My yellow straightneck squash have a variety of bugs. Production has been
>good, but they are looking worse as time goes on. The recently planted ones
>still look good, but that have the bugs too.
>If anyone can help with the identity and the fix, I'd appreciate it.
>All I've done is broadcast fertilize a little, then plant, and water. No
>other treatments.
>I'm in the Dallas, TX area. Have black clay dirt.
>Photos are at http://www.kingrick.com/
>And lastly ...
>I have yellow straightneck and zucchini.
>The yellow produce very well, but the zucchini turn yellow when they get to
>about two inches.
>I water them all the same. It's hot here, so I hand water each plant well
>about every two days.
>No pesticides.
>Thanks, Rick
1 - Squash Bug eggs
2 - can't tell; possibly some kind of "true bug"
3 - Squash Vine Borer adult; a clear-wing moth that looks like a wasp
4 - Spotted Cucumber Beetle adult
5 - can't tell
6 - probably Squash Bug nymphs
7 - Squash Bug nymphs
8 - Ladybug (aka Lady Beetle) nymph
9 - can't tell; maybe White Fly and aphids?
I suggest you go to
http://images.google.com/
and input the various names given above. Since you've seen the actual critters
you can probably verify (or reject) suggestions I and others have made.
Posted by ToweringQs on July 16, 2006, 6:02 pm
maxsilverstar@yahoo.com wrote:
"1 - Squash Bug eggs
2 - can't tell; possibly some kind of "true bug"
3 - Squash Vine Borer adult; a clear-wing moth that looks like a wasp
4 - Spotted Cucumber Beetle adult
5 - can't tell
6 - probably Squash Bug nymphs
7 - Squash Bug nymphs
8 - Ladybug (aka Lady Beetle) nymph
9 - can't tell; maybe White Fly and aphids?"
I agree with Max for the ones he's identified.
#2 - harlequin bug
#5 - not sure; maybe winged ants
#9 - aphids and white fly
Posted by BillHew on July 21, 2006, 8:25 pm
Garrett Juice plus orange oil will kill all of the pests you have.
Since you are in Dallas, you won't have a problem finding Garrett Juice
in the stores. If you want to make your own, the recipe is at
DirtDoctor.com.
Change to an organic program and have healthier plants with fewer
pests. Not only that, but it's healthier for you and the envirnonment
AND your crops will taste much better.
Rick K wrote:
> My Boston Pickling Cucumbers have lots of small bugs, along with a few
> larger ones, and after good production, they are starting to die. The leaves
> are now quite sticky.
> My yellow straightneck squash have a variety of bugs. Production has been
> good, but they are looking worse as time goes on. The recently planted ones
> still look good, but that have the bugs too.
> If anyone can help with the identity and the fix, I'd appreciate it.
> All I've done is broadcast fertilize a little, then plant, and water. No
> other treatments.
> I'm in the Dallas, TX area. Have black clay dirt.
> Photos are at http://www.kingrick.com/
> And lastly ...
> I have yellow straightneck and zucchini.
> The yellow produce very well, but the zucchini turn yellow when they get to
> about two inches.
> I water them all the same. It's hot here, so I hand water each plant well
> about every two days.
> No pesticides.
>
> Thanks, Rick
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> larger ones, and after good production, they are starting to die. The
> leaves
> are now quite sticky.
> My yellow straightneck squash have a variety of bugs. Production has been
> good, but they are looking worse as time goes on. The recently planted
> ones
> still look good, but that have the bugs too.
> If anyone can help with the identity and the fix, I'd appreciate it.
> All I've done is broadcast fertilize a little, then plant, and water. No
> other treatments.
> I'm in the Dallas, TX area. Have black clay dirt.
> Photos are at http://www.kingrick.com/
> And lastly ...
> I have yellow straightneck and zucchini.
> The yellow produce very well, but the zucchini turn yellow when they get
> to
> about two inches.
> I water them all the same. It's hot here, so I hand water each plant well
> about every two days.
> No pesticides.
> Thanks, Rick