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From: richl@tektools.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Problem with bugs on my beets
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Date: Sun, 10-Aug-86 00:36:08 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 10 00:36:08 1986
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Reply-To: richl@toucan.uss.tek.com (Rick Lindsley)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
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I've been having a problem with bugs on my beet leaves. Perhaps
someone can tell me what they are and whether I am proceeding
correctly.

On the underside of the leaves are groups of 5-15 small long white
things, which look like very small grains of rice. I cannot tell
whether these are eggs or insects (they are that small). I suspect
eggs. I cannot see any obvious bugs on the leaves, but the leaves
develop well-marked brown areas which slowly spread.

What I've been doing for a cure so far is using a general purpose
garden insecticide and removing leaves which are more than a third
gone already (though if I removed all leaves with spots on them I
would likely kill my beets).

1) What are these beasties, and
2) Am I doing the right thing??

Within 3 or 4 feet I have petunias and marigolds, and within 6 or 7
feet I have cucumbers. Neither show any signs of these bugs. Earlier I
had problems with aphids on these other plants but a light application
of insecticide and vigorous inspection and manual removal seems to have
taken care of them.

Thanks in advance,
Rick