As it turns out, there are TWO types of cucumber beetles and apparently I have one. I've wondered for the past few weeks why I had so many yellow lady bugs! And for some strange reason, they REALLY like my cucumber plants. But every time I looked into lady bugs, I read that they are actual a beneficial insect. So I let them stay......
What my garden insect encyclopedia did NOT mention was that Cucumber Beetles can have dots instead of stripes. Also, despite that amount of Cucumber Beetles I actually have I'm surprised I do not have more damage than I do. Time to bust out the Neem oil.
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