If bacterial wilt is present, you will see white to clear strings of bacterial ooze stringing out from the cut to the knife blade. This test is not 100% reliable. A cucumber vine with bacterial wilt.

You tuck cucumber vines into the soil while dreaming of the fresh, crunchy fruits and tart pickles to come. And then one day, ...

The first disease is caused by the bacterium Erwinia tracheiphila, which is brought into the garden by the villainous cucumber beetle and is commonly called bacterial wilt.This disease is termed a ...

Cucumbers are susceptible to a number of diseases. One of the most serious is bacterial wilt that leads to sudden wilting and death of vines.

Q: Last year, my cucumber plants kept wilting, no matter how moist the soil was. How can I help them fare better this year? A: You probably ran into bacterial wilt, a common disease that affects ...

Cucumber plants that looked productive can be quickly killed by this bacterial wilt. The bacteria live on the mouthparts of the beetles, so it only takes a few beetles to cause significant problems.

The striped cucumber beetle is a leading way that bacterial wilt is spread. This particular disease is a bit different than most veggie diseases because it's caused by a bacteria and not a fungus.

Yellow leaves can be a sign of several problems. Cucumbers are one of the easiest vegetables for beginning gardeners to grow, and they even tell you when something’s not quite right. If your cucumber ...

A: Bacterial wilt disease, transmitted by cucumber beetles is the prime suspect for crop failure in this instance. Both of these garden pests — striped cucumber beetle and spotted cucumber ...

Unfortunately, oftentimes our cucumber plants become infected with bacterial wilt (Erwinia tracheiphila), a fatal disease imparted to cucumber plants by cucumber beetles when cucumber beetles bite ...

‘Yellowfin’ is a disease-resistant vegetable that can stand up to cucumber mosaic virus and powdery mildew. Keeping an eye ...

Q: Last year, my cucumber plants kept wilting, no matter how moist the soil was. How can I help them fare better this year? A: You probably ran into bacterial wilt, a common disease that affects ...