In my garden I have small yellow and black beetles eating my plants. What are they? Is there a home remedy to get rid of them?

Answer by  quisqualis (1756)

They are probably Asparagus Beetles. One home remedy says to put about 20 of the beetles in a blender with water, then blend well and spray. It repels them.

Answer by  RoseLover7 (6)

Most likely, you have cucumber beetles, which are yellow with black stripes. Natural home remedies include dish soap and cayenne pepper to stop them.

Answer by  svrdlu (18)

The best thing to do to remove small yellow and black beetles is identify them more concisely than just their colour - use the internet or a book or ask someone more knowledgeable about gardening. Then once you have identified the little critters you could search for home remedies on the internet or ask a gardener at a local store,

Answer by  eiryck (847)

Beatles are natural garden inhabitants. Handpicking these yellow and black beetles is one of the practical home remedy procedures you could do to get rid of these insects.

Answer by  saturno (325)

If you are ecological you can spray over the insects a concentrate mixture of garlic and onion, you must to boiled in water onions and garlics for one hour, so, you can use this water with the concentrate, is very nasty and odorous but effective and the price is very low