A: The damage is likely caused by flea beetles. Flea beetles are shiny, oval blue-black beetles, about 1/10-inch long. The larvae are tiny and gray in color. Flea beetles prefer hot and dry ...

My eggplants’ new leaves are being eaten by flea beetles. What is the best organic control method? Spray with a botanical insecticide, like neem or pyrethrum, or dust with diatomaceous earth.

Many vegetable bugs are fairly straightforward to control, but others are downright challenging. Flea beetles fall into the latter category. When I was doing the research for my new book “The ...

Black flea beetle (Phyllotreta atra). Its colour makes it difficult to spot against dark soil. Large striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta nemorum). This is black with two slightly irregular yellow stripes ...

Grapeleaf skeletonizer and grape flea beetle were found in the orchard during the last couple of days. These two pests damage grape leaves but few other plants.

A solid turnout of 69 participants gathered Tuesday, July 1, at Lake Tschida for the Leafy Spurge Beetle Collection Day, ...

Two new insect pests popped up in the last couple of weeks. One is the grape flea beetle, which chews holes in grape leaves, and the tomato hornworm, which can be spotted on anything that is soft ...

Flea beetles can overwinter here in our area but are usually knocked down in numbers by the cold weather. ... Another cultural control is to increase plant diversity to confuse the insects.

Researchers demonstrate how the horseradish flea beetle regulates the accumulation of mustard oil glucosides in its body. The beetles have special transporters in the excretory system that prevent ...

The alligator weed flea beetle was a game-changer," explains Bohaty. The Corps no longer spends any money chemically treating alligator weed. Invasive species cause economic losses of more than ...