The WA government will stop trying to eradicate an invasive beetle called the polyphagous shot-hole borer and start managing ...

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They were involved in international trade well before the European world really knew where Australia was. To understand the significance of the sea cucumber trade, it’s useful to first understand the ...

Cucumber beetles are one of the most aggravating pests. About a quarter-inch long, yellow with black spots or stripes, the cucumber beetle is an enemy of cucumbers and squash, especially emerging ...

Other important cucumber pollinators include native bee species, syrphid flies (a.k.a. hover or flower flies), and soldier beetles (which are also good predators). Many of the same plants that ...

One way to keep cucumber beetles out of your garden is to not plant too many ... Eucalyptus is the name for a group of trees and shrubs of over 700 species mostly native to Australia. Many of these ...

Beetles are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, accounting for nearly a quarter of all known animal species. Australia is thought to be home to a whooping 30,000 beetle species ...

Sometimes things happen in the garden when you least expect it. Last week, we had a major outbreak of spotted cucumber beetles. They were not in the vegetable garden where you would expect.

The striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma vittatumare) can be a destructive pest on all cucurbits (cucumbers, summer and winter squash, melons and pumpkins) from the moment you set your plants out in June ...

Striped and spotted cucumber beetles are common pests of cucumber and other vine crops in the Midwest. Both beetles are yellow-green and between 3/16 and 1/4 inches long. The striped cucumber ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Spotted and striped cucumber beetles Q: My seedling cucumber leaves have some small holes in them, and I noticed some small ...