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Flea Beetles |
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species: |
cabbage flea beetle
and others ORDER: Coleoptera - shot-hole feeders pests as adults (larvae) |
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identification: |
pinhead, bronze-black, hard-shelled beetles |
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host plants: |
beets, cole crops
& weed [cabbage family], radish, potato, tomato |
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symptoms: |
tiny, circular "shot-gun" holes & pits in leaves (especially cotyledons) |
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biology: |
adults O/W in soil & plant debris |
| CONTROL OPTIONS |
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physical: |
protective row covers |
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cultural: |
clean up weedy patches
adjoining gardens avoid siting gardens near commercial canola fields fall or spring cultivation |
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biocontrol: |
conserve native predatory insects |
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least-toxics:
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pyrethrin predatory nematodes |
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conventional insecticides: |
diazinon, Sevin, Thiodan |
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