HELP!

[Johara]

I have very small round bugs on my cucumber plants which I am assuming are some kind of beatle. I have sprayed with insecticide several times and I have also soaked every leaf with soapy water, they are still there. They are eating away the leaves and now attacking the flowers, what should I do? I am afraid these beatles will spread to my tomatoes and lettuces which are close by.

[Izhar]

gardeners who are reluctant to use pesticides on their Cucurbitaceae family (cucumber family) plants use a fine mesh wrapped around the female flower and hand pollinate the blooms.. these are I guess Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata on your plants and require regular sprays as the adults are very hardy but the larvae aren't .. you may have to kill the adults physically, while the regular sprays (weekly) will eliminate the larvae...

[Johara]

Thanks Izhar. I have no problems with using pesticide as long as it's not directly on leaves that I will be eating such as lettuce or spinach. I have used a broad spectrum pesticide on the cucumber plant at least four times but it does not seem to be solving the problem.M aybe I am using the wrong type? I am not sure I would know where to start if I had to hand polinate the flowers . I have a whole bunch of crotons in pots which were and are still infested with aphids even after spraying them at least 4 or 5 times with pesticide and washing every single leave by hand. Getting a little exasperated and worried about the other plants in the garden. Not sure why, but this year the infestation seems to be a little out of control and most certainlty my control.

[Izhar]

Oh... I think it is a product expiry issue..

[Johara]

This is what I used and I just noticed there is no expiery date on the bottle . Is there another product you would recomend? Last year I used a product which is used for cotton crop, can't remember it's name (it had a photo of cotton on the bottle). You can tell I am a real novice at gardening can't you.

[Izhar]

The pesticides have a shelf life of an year.. they are sensitive to heat and light but most are still sold in white or transparent containers.. there are a number of brands available and most are Choline esterase inhibitors... (if you look for its antidote and 'Atropine' is mentioned there then it is a Choline esterase inhibitor). Following is a list of active ingredients in such pesticides easily available here, there may be a combination of two or three:

ethion
malathion
methidathion
parathion
formetanate
methiocarb

Always buy the smaller unit pack, prefer the dark/amber colored containerized products, store them at cool, dry and dark place, always make sure the container is tightly closed.

[Johara]

Izhar, thanks a million.

[ahussain]

Homemade Natural Bug Spray for Vegetable Plants

Puree 4 garlic cloves, 1 small chopped onion and 1 chopped jalapeno pepper in a blender. Operate the blender according to the manufacturer's directions.

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Fill a bowl with 1 qt. of warm water. Pour the pureed vegetables into the warm water. Allow the pureed vegetables to soak in the warm water for two hours.

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Strain the mixture through cheesecloth into a 1-gallon plastic jug. Use a filter to prevent spilling the mixture.

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Add 2 qts. of warm water, 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil, 2 tbsp. of baking soda and 1 tsp. of natural liquid dish soap to the jug. Shake the jug to thoroughly mix the ingredients.

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Pour the solution into a spray bottle. Spray the solution onto the vegetable plants.



Homemade Natural Bug Spray for Vegetable Plants

[ahussain]

Mildew in Roses and other plants
Non-toxic sprays for fungal diseases for Roses.

Mildew is a fungal disease that looks as if the leaves have been coated with powder. It usually thrives in damp, shady places.

Milk Spray

Powdery mildew can often be cured by making an organic spray consisting of 1 cup of fat free milk and 4 cups of water. Spray this onto the affected leaves on a sunny day. Apparently the sun interacts with this organic spray to make it more effective.

Garlic spray

Garlic has certain antifungal and antibiotic properties.

To make an effective garlic spray, use the food processor to liquidise about 10 garlic cloves with about a litre of water. Strain the liquid and let it stand for a day or two so that the water absorbs the garlic. Spray the affected leaves with the mixture.

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