Flying Bugs on Cucumber Leaves, Good or Bad?
Hey Guys, I saw about 6 bugs on my cucumber leaves, they were black with maybe red on their backs, not lady bugs... kinda beetle-ish looking, and they fly... any ideas what they are and are they good or bad? They were just crawling around, I didn't see them eating any cucumbers or leaves... thanks!
The ones you don't want to see are black and yellow -- either striped or spotted cucumber beetles. They feed on plants some, but the worst part is that they spread disease. What variety are you growing? Some resist bacterial wilt, so you may have nothing to worry about.
I've seen mexican bean beetles (brick-red and black) on cucumbers before, but they were just confused and passing through, didn't do much damage.
Watch and see what your guests do. Don't intervene until you know your visitor and rule out help from natural predators.
I've seen mexican bean beetles (brick-red and black) on cucumbers before, but they were just confused and passing through, didn't do much damage.
Watch and see what your guests do. Don't intervene until you know your visitor and rule out help from natural predators.
I think it's a beetle of some kind. But they are not black and yellow, I would notice that as that is the colors of the pittsburgh steelers lol
They may be black and red... they are really loud buzzing and now there are more of them, and they are everywhere!
Could they be those japanese beetle things?
They may be black and red... they are really loud buzzing and now there are more of them, and they are everywhere!
Could they be those japanese beetle things?
Hi Guys, thanks for trying to help! No they are not long and skinny, they are fat and have a red back, I'm pretty sure they are the japanese beetles, however I didn't get a chance to see if they had the green head.
There were a ton of them yesterday, they are like dive bombers! We had a massive rain storm last night, and this morning I didn't see any. Does the rain scare them away?
There were a ton of them yesterday, they are like dive bombers! We had a massive rain storm last night, and this morning I didn't see any. Does the rain scare them away?