Comments on: Eggplants & Flea Beetles http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/eggplants-flea-beetles/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:17:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Joe http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/eggplants-flea-beetles/#comment-20800 Joe Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:39:23 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/eggplants-flea-beetles/#comment-20800 I control pests on my eggplants (including flea beetles) through planting (seeding) dill directly around the base of the plants. I failed to recognize that this was the reason I didn't have these pests (I just figured I was lucky) until this year and was struck by the fact that all plants with dill around them were pest free (including aphids, cabbage worms, leaf hoppers, etc) and the ones without dill had these pests on them - what an enlightening day that was! I control pests on my eggplants (including flea beetles) through planting (seeding) dill directly around the base of the plants. I failed to recognize that this was the reason I didn’t have these pests (I just figured I was lucky) until this year and was struck by the fact that all plants with dill around them were pest free (including aphids, cabbage worms, leaf hoppers, etc) and the ones without dill had these pests on them - what an enlightening day that was!

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/eggplants-flea-beetles/#comment-20273 Kenny Point Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:51:24 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/eggplants-flea-beetles/#comment-20273 Thank you Graeme. Fortunately Colorado Potato Beetles have not visited my garden in recent years but I have dealt with them in the past. The adult beetles can be kept in check by hand picking. For the immature beetles there are strains of Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) that are very effective against young Colorado Potato Beetle larvae. BT is an organic control that is safe and targets specific insects such as caterpillars and larvae so beneficials are at less risk. Thank you Graeme. Fortunately Colorado Potato Beetles have not visited my garden in recent years but I have dealt with them in the past. The adult beetles can be kept in check by hand picking. For the immature beetles there are strains of Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) that are very effective against young Colorado Potato Beetle larvae. BT is an organic control that is safe and targets specific insects such as caterpillars and larvae so beneficials are at less risk.

]]> By: Graeme http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/eggplants-flea-beetles/#comment-20258 Graeme Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:34:52 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/eggplants-flea-beetles/#comment-20258 Hi Kenneth, Your site is a tremendous resource. Thank you for all of the great information you have here. Do you have any experience getting rid of Colorado Potato Beetles? Thanks Hi Kenneth,

Your site is a tremendous resource. Thank you for all of the great information you have here.

Do you have any experience getting rid of Colorado Potato Beetles?

Thanks

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