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How to Identify and Get Rid of Flea Beetles
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This article says that the flea beetles are repelled by nasturtiums but actually, they seem to be ravaging mine this year.
Yes, nasturtiums can be used as a trap crop; they will take the focus of the flea beetles away from the more valuable crops you are growing.
they live indoors and will jump
This totally did NOT work, nor did placing peppermint leaves on the eggplants. I saw more flea beetles after I sprayed than before. I think they loved it. I only have 6 eggplants, so I picked the beetles off and put them in soapy water. That killed them!
Tried this home brew recipe and 5 mins later, flea beetles were back, happy as ever. This treatment totally does not work. Just FYI.
Do they live indoors
yea and they will jump on you
No, cucumber beetles are not generally a problem indoors, unless they’ve hitchhiked on your clothing or a plant that you brought inside. Even then, they are unlikely to reproduce indoors.
hi, We have some mustard grown here, unfortunately, flea beetle left so many holes on them. After that, I found that the hole edge get purple, so it looks like there are so many purple holes on mustard. It's different from holes flea beetle left on other vegetables. Do you know the reason for this?
Flea Beetles are destroying my black eye Susan’s, echinacea, and daises. They are eating the petals before they emerge. I tried the spray recommended on this web site but not great. Any other suggestions?