My sweet potato plants were eaten up today, I looked under the leaves and found some larvae as well as the little culprits. I picked them all off and mailed them somewhere exotic... like hell.
I found one potato beetle (go figure) and a couple shiny ones that the Missouri Botanical Garden is calling the golden tortoise beetle.
The internets are telling me to add some ladybugs to the garden.
Do I put out a "Help Wanted" poster? I've also read that you should.
"Apply an organic insecticide for chewing insects, such as Safer, by following the directions on the bottle. Natural insecticide solutions are commonly composed of flower extracts and fatty acids, which kill these beetles on contact."Read more: How to Kill Tortoise Beetles on Tomato Plants | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_5670529_kill-tortoise-beetles-tomato-plants.html#ixzz1OAIDLKSE
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