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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The ladybugs you buy will be in your garden for about 10 minutes and then fly away.[/b]

You can blast aphids off with water, just do it in the morning. If that doesn't work, try an insecticidal soap such as Neem or Spinosad.

Your tomatoes should be fine, but try to plant some flowers (zinnias) and flowering herbs (dill) that attract insects that will eat the aphids.

The issue with the cucumbers is more complicated. [b]It sounds like you may have bacterial wilt, often brought on by cucumber beetles.[/b]

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/pests-and-problems/diseases/bacterial-spots/bacterial-wilt-of-cucumber.aspx[/quote]

You are supposed to put the lady bugs in the fridge first so they are groggy and don't fly. And I think you should let them into the garden at dusk. There are garden forums on this topic--google it.

Cucumber beetles decimated my zucchini and squash plants last year. I tried 3 organic pesticides and none did the trick. You need a row cover but then you need to pollinate the veggies yourself. Unless cukes are self pollinating? I've never planted them.[/quote]

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