Colorado Potato Beetle

Durgan · June 22, 2015

http://www.durgan.org/2015/June%2020...20Beetle/HTML/ The Colorado Potato Beetle has surfaced on my potatoes. These are pictures of the hatched eggs, no adults have been seen to date. Due to my small number of plants they are hand picked as necessary for control. They cannot be ignored since complete destruction of the foliage will result is allowed to mature.
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/...otato-beetles/ Colorado potato beetles in home gardens. This is a complete detail of this pest.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?SIGKH 22 June 2013 Colorado Potato Beetle. This is the 2013 infestation.

The bug also attacks my eight egg plants.

clkeiper · June 22, 2015

Try some captain Jacks dead bug brew... also known as Spinosad. It works wonders on these nasty beetles. unless of course you would rather battle them by hand.

Durgan · June 22, 2015

I only have a few plants about 50 or so. I can cope by hand picking. About four years ago I had around 100 plants and picked about 2000 bugs. The next year I had almost none. Actually the bugs probably like the eggplant more than the potatoes.

ContainerTed · June 23, 2015

I have a real problem with them here, so I do preventative sprays. Garden Safe is my choice as it does triple duty - Fungicide, insecticide, mitacide. It has an organic rating.

Nematode · June 23, 2015

Smash em. Orange fingers method.
Durgan I enjoy the no nonsense informational nature of your posts, and of course the pics.

June 22, 2015	#1
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	Colorado Potato Beetle http://www.durgan.org/2015/June%2020...20Beetle/HTML/ The Colorado Potato Beetle has surfaced on my potatoes. These are pictures of the hatched eggs, no adults have been seen to date. Due to my small number of plants they are hand picked as necessary for control. They cannot be ignored since complete destruction of the foliage will result is allowed to mature. http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/...otato-beetles/ Colorado potato beetles in home gardens. This is a complete detail of this pest. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?SIGKH 22 June 2013 Colorado Potato Beetle. This is the 2013 infestation. The bug also attacks my eight egg plants.

June 22, 2015	#2
clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	Try some captain Jacks dead bug brew... also known as Spinosad. It works wonders on these nasty beetles. unless of course you would rather battle them by hand. __________________ carolyn k

June 23, 2015	#4
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	I have a real problem with them here, so I do preventative sprays. Garden Safe is my choice as it does triple duty - Fungicide, insecticide, mitacide. It has an organic rating. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

June 23, 2015	#5
Nematode Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: massachusetts Posts: 1,710	Smash em. Orange fingers method. Durgan I enjoy the no nonsense informational nature of your posts, and of course the pics.