"Lar" wrote in message
t...
In article , "Matthew
Reed" nospam at zootal dot com nospam says...
These pests are devestating my cukes, squash, and are nibbling on my
beans
and sunflowers. I don't want to use the chemicals because the plants
are
starting to produce - my zuccinnis are exploding, cukes are blooming,
etc.
What works with these things, but won't render the fruit of the plants
inedible?




-- There are BT strains for beetles, but not sure if I have ever seen it
on the consumer market yet....pyrethrum spray has no residual so a
spraying at night should help a lot and not bother your harvest time.
Lar

In my experience Pyrethrum has little effect on these beetles and the damage
they do.