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Cumbers are wilting

 
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Any ideas what is happening here?
Since taking this photo I've removed the affected bits, but ilI don't think that's fixed the problem.
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Wilted cucumber
Wilted cucumber
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This one has some kind of silk on it.
This one has some kind of silk on it.
 
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That web makes me suspicious of some kind of pest, maybe spider mites?

Have you tried a soapy water spray?
 
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I agree with Anne. At the very least, pull off all the recurring web tents, and stomp on the bugs creeping through them. I haven't seen that on my squash, but when my valued trees get something like this, I cut off all those leaves in my reach, and squish it all under my soles.
 
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