Thanks to bayer I have discovered that I do not have flea beetles - I have cabbage seed weevils. Equally evil but I think harder to kill! Anyway I found this great website with pictures of all the evil creatures that will attack our crops and thought you might like it.
http://www.pestspotter.co.uk/pests/pests.htm
It shows pictures of all the beasties and I found it very useful. On another note - does anyone know what might kill these evil weevils? Growmore, would your bug clear do the trick???
Thanks,
Piglit
Thought it a bit strange when you said you had swarms of them! Site noted. = Tim
They jump like fleas and so I just assumed - never seen a flea beetle before! Their primary food source is Oil seed rape and my house backs onto a field of OSR which has just been harvested... not good. How many more will be coming my way?? And I don't think I can buy anything to kill them as it is agricultural grade stuff that is used. Bummer. I guess I will have to stick to courgettes and tomatoes which they don't seem to find so tasty!
And the b....y rape gives everyone 'hayfever' as well!! = Tim