Yesterday I posted a picture of the tater bug invading my potato plants. Today I looked him up and found out he’s called a Colorado Potato Beetle.
Here is an excellent link about them with info on how to get rid of them..
Potato Blooms
I finally tilled the garden this evening. We’ve been having chances of rain for the past couple of days and all we got here were sprinkles. The temps have gone down for this week to the mid 70s. I am loving it! The garden is flourishing and as I was tilling I saw I had a sweet banana pepper on one plant. I pulled up a few radishes yesterday. I really need to plant more. The volunteer squash plants continue to bloom, but no squash yet.
I mentioned potato bugs in my last post and today I worked on getting rid of them. Instead of opting for pesticides I went plant by plant looking for eggs and bugs. I used my scissors to cut the adult bugs in half and I trimmed the leaves off with the babies & eggs on them; placing them in a bucket. I took the bucket and dumped it in the woods AWAY from the house. I’m sure I didn’t get them all so I’ll have to keep an eye on the plants. I would still love any suggestions on removing them other than picking them off.
Here’s a pic. of the bug whos babies were eating the leaves off my potato plants.
COLORADO POTATO BEETLE
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