Growing Cucumber

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17 Apr 25 Terry Hoge (USA - Zone 6b climate)
I have struggled with Cucumber beetles for several years, what is the best method for controlling them?
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05 May 25 TLow (USA - Zone 7b climate)
I struggled with cucumber beetles and cucumber fleas last year. It almost decimated my whole cucumber crop. I fought back with wide-spectrum beneficial nematodes for the soil to kill all the larvae, and I ordered a bunch of green lacewing larvae to go with it. In a week, there were no cumber beetles or cucumber fleas. My aphid population, which I wasn't as worried about, shrank as well. I started this season by spraying the soil with beneficial nematodes, and I will order lacewings at the first sign of aphids and their ilk.
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