Get Rid of Cucumber Beetles ONCE AND FOR ALL!

Cucumber beetles are notorious garden pests that need to be stopped! If left unchecked, they will quickly wipe out all of your squash and cucumbers. Check out this video and learn how I've tried to control my cucumber beetle problem!

[bretoner]

Please please please don't use these!
I tried them. They caught everything accept the cucumber beetles. Not wanted were killing bees, butterflies but this morning I found a small bird! Wings were stuck solid, it had ripped half its wing off from obvious struggle. Barely alive I had to put it out of its misery and I'm not happy about it.
I took them out immediately and won't use ever again! I suggest for indoors only!

[Thebarbknowsbest]

I tried this from Amazon last summer. It caught gnats and a few bees (made me sad). No impact on the cucumber beetle. I've tried beneficial nematodes, and it reduced somewhat the cucumber beetles. Eliminated the Japanese beetles (great). Mild impact on flea beetles, which attack eggplant. I may have needed to repeat the nematodes more in early spring. Problem is that some methods can hurt beneficial insects.

[cynthiahurry-asoulsearcher]

I dunno how yours worked out, but on 3 traps, I've caught 4 cucumber beetles and 6 million houseflies!

[EvelynJoy]

I just subscribed! I'm subscriber number 99! So close to 100!

[RachelWarren]

It’s my understanding these are only used so you can identify when the cucumber beetle is present in the garden and how bad the infection is (by seeing how many are on there). This is not to correct the issue.

[cynthiahurry-asoulsearcher]

The thing is, you hung the lure right by your plants that they're after. It would be better to hang it further away from your plants. It's hard to do cuz you see them buzzing around your plants tho. So I got the regular cheep ones without the lure to hang by my plants. That way I catch some of the ones that aren't lured away. And it's probably wrong to admit that I take great glee in every one that I catch and smash. But yeah, there it is. I really do.

[erikasmith]

I have a lot of bumblebees around, so I would be afraid that they would get caught in it. Sounds like a pretty good idea, but don't want to chance it with my bee buddies. I guess I'll just keep picking those little bastards by hand 😔

[markreid]

I put em in the high tunnel mistake it actually attracted more beetles with the feremones in the scent I was inundated.Put em far away from your Cukes.Also I mostly caught bees and flies on the other traps.
Funny video loved it.

[MiammoNello]

A word of caution, I have tried these and birds are attracted to them.
We had to stop using it when they would get caught.

[bbirzer]

Will they then save your plants if they have already started wilting from the dang things?

[johndelorme]

Wonderful. I’m going to buy these traps at once. The striped beetles are destroying my garden this year here in western Mass.

[philippiansfourseven]

You’re using neem oil that contains clarified hydrophobic extract instead of neem oil with azadirachtin SOLELY. That’s why the spray might not have been effective

[jill]

I curse at the pests in my garden with a little accent, too! 😂
Gosh, I hope these traps help! I am tired of retreating with neem oil and every other organic potion I’ve tried!

[evelyncatton]

Could I ask where younpurcased please? I live in Canada and those little Bastards wrecked having last year in my garden

[Peggysue]

Heard a few on other videos saying these have the smell that attacks the beetle so it can bring them from your whole neighborhood to YOUR garden

[RIFTORGANICSHAMBA]

Whats inside the packets you added between the yellow plastic - think you called it a “lure”?

[xyrw]

OMG, thanks so much for this. I'm in Ohio and just discovered these little bastard$ a few days ago in my zucchini that had just sprouted and in my beans. I'm getting these traps ASAP!!

[StopWhining]

I wonder if it works with squash lady bugs. I spend more time picking them and their nasty little spawn than I do vegetables. But like Erika smith noted in a comment here, I'd be concerned about trapping all my varieties of bumbley bees (didn't know there were so many) as well as any other beneficial insects. Guess I'll just keep pickin'.

[harleyrider]

So if you're using the yellow sticky traps yo catch beetles, would they then not also catch bees?? I'm just worried that I try the same thing, and it catches the beetles (which is what I want) but then it also works so well that it catches bees (which I don't want to happen).

[Saltyboy]

Are you catching bees as well? Northwestern CT- staying up too late at night trying to catch them. Just inundated