"sockiescat" wrote in message
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i dont know if this would help or not but maybe try using cayenne
pepper just sprinkle it around and see what happens. i dont think the
bugs will like that taste much once they decide to take a munch.
it shouldnt hurt your plants and from the sounds of things its well
worth the try anyways cause otherwise u might end up getting your
garden chewed right up . good luck, sockiescat

sockiescat

Cayenne pepper does not work against cucumber beetles. Besides most cucumber
beetles will be on the underside of the leaves so sprinkling anything on the
leaves has little affect. I've planted the recommended companion plants
(marigolds) and they had no effect either. The closest thing that worked was
using a physical barrier. It's a spun polyester fabric called Remay that
covers the plant. They still managed to get to some plants by either
burrowing through the soil or finding small openings in the covering. You
also need to remove the covering at some point for polination of the flowers
which could allow the beetles in.

-al sung
Rapid Realm Technology, Inc.
Hopkinton, MA
Zone 6a