Flea Beetle update
On June 6th I posted asking advice about flea beetles:
I have an infestation of flea beetles on both my potatoes and eggplant. I try to avoid spraying pesticides, even organic pesticides so I'm trying alternatives first, but I wonder if anyone has any success getting them to relocate by spraying garlic, mint and\or onion concotions on the plants?
I decided to spray the potatoes with neem, and the eggplant with garlic. The neem was effective, and I sprayed the eggplant with it a week later. There are still a few flea beetles around, but nothing that the plants can't handle.
I have an infestation of flea beetles on both my potatoes and eggplant. I try to avoid spraying pesticides, even organic pesticides so I'm trying alternatives first, but I wonder if anyone has any success getting them to relocate by spraying garlic, mint and\or onion concotions on the plants?
I decided to spray the potatoes with neem, and the eggplant with garlic. The neem was effective, and I sprayed the eggplant with it a week later. There are still a few flea beetles around, but nothing that the plants can't handle.