I just read somewhere about using diatomaceous earth for flea beetles. It is
great stuff & totally safe.

FWIW - It is actually the skeletons of Diatoms, which I believe are like
plankton. The skeletons are so sharp that they actually scrape the
protective coating from the insects' exoskeleton. This causes them to
dehydrate & die. No poison involved.

Brian
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I've got five "Black Beauty" eggplants in various plots
around the yard. Four of them are doing fine but one is
apparently being eaten by bugs of some sort. (I don't
*think* it's rabbits because some of the holes in the
leaves appear in the middle, but we DO have a fine crop
of bunnies this year.)

I don't see any bugs, when I look. Anybody else have
this problem? What can I do to keep this eggplant alive?
(I am very reluctant to use insecticides but will if
needed.) TIA.


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Last year someone mentioned Diatomaceous Earth and it worked wonderfully
on most of my garden plants.
I also used it in my house because it is so safe.

Jo