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  • Possibly a flea beetle?

    Last night I saw one and another this morning on my cucumbers, when I went to inspect it leapt. One was brown , one dark with spots ?
    I don't use chemicals and not had these before ( if that's what they are) . What can I do?
    Northern England.

  • #2
    With my eyes I doubt I would see them but never suffered them on my cucumbers....you can use sticky traps to reduce them.

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    • #3
      Have looked up their size, not one of those . More a 1cm+ size. Have looked up cucumber beetle, wrong colouring. I don't know what they were
      Northern England.

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      • #4
        Not all beetles are bad, some are good pollinators

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        • #5
          As long as they don't wreck my greenhouse that's fine il keep an eye out
          Northern England.

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          • #6
            Check your plants to see if the leaves etc are OK - if they are, then you can ignore the beetles.
            Last edited by nickdub; 15-07-2018, 11:37 AM.

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            • #7
              Theres some black dots on some cuc leaves and i caught one.

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              Northern England.

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              • #8
                It's a type of froghopper don't know which species and don't know if he's a plant eater. I leave them to it. I like them. They're the little things that emerge form the cuckoo spit you find on your plants in late spring.

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                • #9
                  Thanks SP , thats them. It makes sense too that theyve just appeared now the back field has been cut and silaged
                  Northern England.

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                  • #10
                    There is a good remedy to fight flea beetle. 70% Neem Oil is approved for organic use and can be sprayed on vegetables, fruit trees and flowers to kill eggs, larvae and adult insects. Mix 1 oz/ gallon of water and spray all leaf surfaces (including the undersides of leaves) until completely wet.

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