holes in eggplant leaves
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Black bugs eating eggplant leaves
Comments (3)Cover your eggplant with row covers and keep them covered until they start to bloom. Then you have to uncover them for pollination, but at that point the leaves are MUCH less appealing to the flea beetle....See MoreHelp me kill the Flea Beetles eating my Eggplants!
Comments (35)I don't know what some of these post are talking about. A flea beetle is the size of a pin head, and they do not fly. However a can jump quite a distance for there size. Make sure there is no weeds or other vegetation around the plant. If you put down black plastic in a row and plant the eggplant through the plastic, that will help. One thing you can try is the sticky goo I use for the apple maggot fly. Use a piece of bright yellow plastic card covered with the goo. They are attracted to the color and will get stuck in the in the goo. Depending on the number of beetle, you might have to replace the card or clean it. Vegetable oil is use as a solvent for the goo and then some soap and water. reapply the goo. I would use a piece a card 4" x 6" at each plant....See Morecan eggplant with holes still grow
Comments (3)Thanks, its in the fruit but doesnt look too deep, looks like its just the skin. So based on what you said I think I will leave it on a little longer but keep checking to insure its not getting soft instead of growing. I added my all natural spray with spices and murphys soap and added a small extra spritz to murphys soap spray to help deter insects from eating it, which i didnt do initially because the fruit was so small and not ripe. These can grow to the end of october here in ny as long as the whether is not freezing. Even during the huricanes we had in the past couple of years, my plants held up well, although sandy was kind of tge end of thecseason and I harvested everything worth harvesting before the storm, but stuff continued to grow nonthless. This post was edited by krissylovesplants79 on Tue, Aug 27, 13 at 12:54...See MoreHoles all over leaves of eggplant?
Comments (8)Flea beetles leave pinholes like leaf on right but many insects attack eggplant, uincluding Colorado Potato Beetles which can cause severe damage in a day and they laugh at most insecticides. If you trap insects under row cover they are content to continue feeding under cover. You need to identify the pests and treat accordingly....See Morenjitgrad
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