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Chewing beetle damage
PestLow impact
Chewing pest damage on cucumber leaves and young growth leaving holes or ragged edges. May be caused by beetles, caterpillars, or other chewing insects.
Currently in peak season - extra vigilance worthwhile.
Key facts
- Type
- Pest
- Affects
- Cucumber
- Active season
- May - Sep
- Peak season
- Jun - Aug
- Vulnerable stages
- Growing · Harvesting
- Spread rate
- slow
- If confirmed
- Act soon
Signs & symptoms
- -round or irregular holes in leaves
- -chewed or missing leaf edges
- -damage to growing tips or young foliage
Management
Do now
- -Inspect plants at dusk to identify the pest causing damage
- -Hand-pick any visible insects
- -Net plants if seedlings are being severely damaged