Cucumber beetles can destroy your garden fast. Learn how to get rid of them—and stop them from coming back—with these simple ...

These days, many of us have noticed in our gardens a greenish yellow beetle with 12 black spots on its back. Some also may have noticed damage to vegetable leaves, scaring on fruits, or girdling ...

Cucumber Beetle Life Cycle. Cucumber beetles overwinter in woods and low vegetation. When temperatures reach the mid-50s in spring, spotted cucumber beetles emerge and begin feeding on the pollen, ...

Cucumber beetles are a vector for bacterial wilt, a disease that can be carried from plant to plant as the beetle feeds. Cantaloupe and cucumber are highly susceptible. Affected plants wilt and die.

Adults feed on leaves, flowers, and fruits of cucumber, squash, and other cucurbits (spotted cucumber beetles also feed on other plant species). Both striped and spotted cucumber beetles can transmit ...

Remove egg sacks as you find them. Early cucumber plantings can be protected with cheesecloth to exclude the beetles. To allow for pollinator access, remove any covers when the plants start flowering.