On Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:04:28 GMT, "Daniel B. Martin"
wrote:

Kira Dirlik wrote:
No, not the potato beetle. This guy is much rounder, and is not red.
He is beige. And the 3 stripes are very subtle.

The damage pattern is the same as the Colorado Potato Beetle and its
larvae. However, you say it is not the CPB. Therefore it is something
new to me.

My eggplant foliage attracts a variety of insect pests. I see them up
close since my pest control method is hand picking. Just two days ago
I found a beetle which is new to me... and its appearance fits your
"garbanzo bean" description. Uh-oh.

Daniel B. Martin

Another point I forgot to make. It cannot fly. The back does not
divide into wings, but is solid. Be sure to get rid of them. When I
first saw just one, I accidently dropped it and couldn't find it.
When I checked a few days later, I found about 50 babies of varying
sizes and the egg clusters on the underside of the eggplant leaves.
So far they have not gone to other plants. They seem to be very
prolific. Every day I think I have found them all, and then the next
day there are a few more.
Kira