Radishes make excellent cucumber companion plants as they can help deter the dreaded cucumber beetle. For every cucumber planted, sow a few radish seeds at the base. Do not harvest them. Let them grow ...

From gherkins to slicers, cucumbers are among the most widely planted garden crops. Cucumbers are relatively easy to grow but can be plagued by a variety of insect and disease pests. We can encourage ...

Today’s topic is directly associated with last week's discussion regarding the management of insect populations and is the beginning of a three-part series where we will review a few of the most ...

Cucumber beetles are rather pretty with their yellow-green and black coloring. One wears stripes and the other is dressed in spots, but they are devastating in the garden.

Cucumber beetles, primarily the striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma vittatum) and the spotted cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi), are among the most destructive insect pests of ...

CORVALLIS — Freshly planted and carefully tended, vegetable gardens can quickly become a magnet for trouble. Problems seem to spring up overnight. Weeds, for instance, can overtake a garden in days.

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. Instead, ...

Gardeners can avoid common pests by planting squash, pumpkin and cucumber later in the season, around early July. Late-season planting benefits from warmer soil, which accelerates growth, and higher ...