Topic: Let's talk about flea beetles

[GrannieAnnie]

Last time I tried growing potatoes and eggplants the flea beetles got them.
Have you found a good deterrent besides fleecing the whole growing season?

[ceres]

Never had them on potatoes and not grown aubergines yet so no experience there.  Last season though my radishes were badly affected.  Derris Dust worked fine.

[chickadoodle]

Put glue on a piece of card or wrap sellotape around it and run it over the top of the leaves, flea beetle jumps up and gets stuck.  I've not had it on spuds or aubergine but have had it on radish leaves.  TBH I don't bother too much about them because the radish are eaten as soon as they are ready.

[PurpleHeather]

Derris
 It seems to get  most things

[tim]

Just cover with fleece until they are well grown?

Never seen them on Potatoes or Aubergines.

[5rod]

Hi 5 rod here
flea beetles got my radish leaves,till
i use derris powderanh cabbages.
Gollden eelworms
got  some of my potatoes,bright got
the potatoes leaves.all ready useing the
derris as i put it down when the plants
start to show. so far so good
                             ;) ;) ;)

[GrannieAnnie]

Derris = rotenone here and I think I heard it was outlawed ???  but on googling it that may have referred to using it on fish. Guess the store will know.