What can I do to save my cucumbers and pumkins in my garden?

something is eating the leafs in my garden. I thought it was ants, because I do see a lot of black ants, but I can't see anything really on the plant and eating it. The cucumber plant has barely any leafs left on it and my pumkin plant is getting just as bad. Does anyone have any advice on what I can use to rid my vegetable garden of pests? HELP!

What can I do to save my cucumbers and pumkins in my garden?
Hi Yendy, I never recommend pesticide on food crops except in extreme cases! You sound like an extreme case.


If , you don't have any flowers yet then put on the SEVIN or the MALATHION good and heavy. My guess is that you have slugs or bean beetles. If your plants have no leaves left you may not get any produce off them this yea rand so concentrate on cutting down on the insect population and try again next year!


You can also put down a GRUB killer in the lawn and garden.


Garden only if there is no fruit! You don't want poison fruit and veggies! I think I would concentrate on cleaning out the mess this year with a great garden next year in mind!!!
Reply:sevendust is pretty good mylathon is the best but u have to have a sprayer to use it and if u dont want to use pesticide u can get pepper spray which is less effective and all can be picked up at a hardware store
Reply:Hay, you have rabbits? The next thing you know they will be eaten the cucumbers and pumpkins. Get a shot gun %26amp; some bulets! Good Luck...
Reply:They HATE (critters) human hair and if you put foil down they won't walk on it.
Reply:Most insects do their work at night. Go out with a flashlight and see what you find, then tailor the treatment for the specific insect.
Reply:Sevin. It might not be too late to get a crop. Follow direction on package
Reply:You most likely have slugs which come out at night and this is why you can not se them. Get a slug control from the garden center and sprinkle around the plants. use caution if you have pets