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The most common cucumber pests are leafhopper, leaf miners, squash bugs, nematodes and whiteflies.
Leafhoppers
On the upper part of the leaves appear numerous of small, whitish dots. Eventually, the leaves will turn brown.
Leaf miners
Leaf miners make small holes in the leaves of plants. Leaves became discolored. Use an organic pesticide to solve the problem.
Nematodes
Nematodes infect plants and cause swelling on the roots and stems, and small knots on the roots. Infected plants will begin to wilt. To prevent nematodes plant garlic as a companion plant. Crop rotation will also help to avoid nematodes.
Squash bugs
Squash bugs leave tiny yellow to brown stains on the leaves. Try picking the bugs off by hand as well.
Whiteflies
The most common symptoms are yellowing leaves, a liquid frequently called “honeydew,� and the presence of a black or gray mold. You can use natural pesticide to treat the plant, or remove by hands the leaves that have white flies on them and destroy the leaves.

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