Flee beetle

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Flee beetle
« on: May 30, 2021, 14:30 »
This has surely been discussed before but can`t find any comment. I`m trying a garlic spray and wondered if others use this method. Would like a `recipe`for the solution or any other recommendation for preferably an organic solution.
(this is for eradication and not to encourage the blighters.)

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Re: Flee beetle
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2021, 02:05 »
I don't know about garlic, but Spinosad (a biological) and pyrethrin (a botanical) are effective for flea beetles. Check local standards to see if they are compatible with "organic" where you are.
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Re: Flee beetle
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2021, 10:47 »
If you make a 'crude' table tennis racket from stiff yellow card or plastic, cover it with a smear of grease and move it jently over the crop, the flea beetles jump when alarmed and stick to the grease.

No specific type of grease.   Cheers,   Tony.
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