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The first time I saw these guys wandering around our outdoor plants I thought, “Aww, yellow lady bugs, how cute!” Man, was I wrong. While they might try to disguise themselves as beneficial ladybugs, these yellow scoundrels will chomp their way through your garden in no time.
While they may seem like a simple pest, these beetles are surprisingly stubborn. But we’re all about organic cannabis cultivation at Marijuana.com, so while there may be chemical pesticides out there that will eradicate cucumber beetles, those same pesticides will also kill everything they touch, throwing off the balance of the ecosystem and creating a worse problem in the long run.
There are two kinds of cucumber beetles, ones that are spotted (Diabrotica) and ones that are striped (Acalymma). Both are members of the Chrysomelidae family. I’ve found that the spotted ones seem to be more attracted to cannabis while the striped ones stick to cucurbits (squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, etc.).
Today, we’re going to discuss some organic methods for deterring and eradicating those pesky beetles. We’ll go through some recipes for organic sprays that can be applied directly to the plant’s…
