Re: flea beetles? and green spider

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• Subject: Re: flea beetles? and green spider
• From: R* C* I* <r*@uvi.edu>
• Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 09:17:57 -0400
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Kim Kiernan wrote:
> 
> What do flea beetles look like?

Small (about 1/8"), round, and black.  They swarm, and jump around (like
fleas?) when disturbed.  An image is at

     http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r108300511.html

> I've never seen this type of damage before, but then again I've never had
> eggplant before either.  The leaves have small circular holes in them spread
> throughout the leaves (like you sprinkled pepper on the plant).

Yep, sounds like flea beetle damage.
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