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