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Home > Chewing Insects > Flea Beetles

Flea Beetles

Description:

  • adults are approximately 1/16 inch long
  • some are entirely black, others brown-black with faint, lighter markings
  • larvae are small, slender and white with a black band and 3 pairs of legs

Damage:

  • plant foliage has numerous, very small, rounded or irregular holes
  • holes eaten through or into the leaf
  • leaves look like they were peppered with fine shot
  • leaves may wilt and turn brown
  • may kill or stunt the plant

 

 

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