Flea beetle symptoms and treatment
A generic term for a wide range of small leaf-eating beetles with powerful back legs that allow them to leap large distances (hence the comparison with fleas).
Symptoms of Flea beetle
Leaves become pitted with small holes.
Remedies for Flea beetle
plant giant mustard as a trap crop
floating row covers before infestation may prevent beetles from getting in
make a shield covered with tanglefoot to trap the beetles when they jump into it.
plant seedlings during periods of low beetle activity
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diatomaceous earth
