"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message
...
| Anna said:
|
| They were feeding on just one tomato plant which was strange as I have 36
| plants in all. The were nibbling on the leaves and blossoms. Didn't
bother
| the fruit at all.
| I still see a few around after spraying once. They are no longer on the
| tomato plant.
|
| Other than flea beetles, the only beetles I can think of that would feed
on
| tomato *leaves* are various blister beetles and potato beetles. We can
rule
| out one of the potato beetles because they are obviously colored in
yellows
| and rust or brown.
|
| Blister beetle come in various sizes and colors. They give the appearance
| of long 'necks' and often the wing covers (elytra) do not completely cover
the
| abdomen.
|
| --
| Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)
|
| Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
| (attributed to Don Marti)
|
This could very well be what it is, although the ones that I saw were all
very shiny black. I found a picture that looks just like it except for the
color.
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/...argblistb.html
Thanks
Anna

Hi Anna,
I'd vote for the blister beetle as well, they come in all colors as well.

susan

Anna wrote:

"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message
...
| Anna said:
|
| They were feeding on just one tomato plant which was strange as I have 36
| plants in all. The were nibbling on the leaves and blossoms. Didn't
bother
| the fruit at all.
| I still see a few around after spraying once. They are no longer on the
| tomato plant.
|
| Other than flea beetles, the only beetles I can think of that would feed
on
| tomato *leaves* are various blister beetles and potato beetles. We can
rule
| out one of the potato beetles because they are obviously colored in
yellows
| and rust or brown.
|
| Blister beetle come in various sizes and colors. They give the appearance
| of long 'necks' and often the wing covers (elytra) do not completely cover
the
| abdomen.
|
| --
| Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)
|
| Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
| (attributed to Don Marti)
|
This could very well be what it is, although the ones that I saw were all
very shiny black. I found a picture that looks just like it except for the
color.
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/...argblistb.html
Thanks
Anna

Hi Anna,
I'd vote for the blister beetle as well, they come in all colors as well.

susan

Anna wrote:

"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message
...
| Anna said:
|
| They were feeding on just one tomato plant which was strange as I have 36
| plants in all. The were nibbling on the leaves and blossoms. Didn't
bother
| the fruit at all.
| I still see a few around after spraying once. They are no longer on the
| tomato plant.
|
| Other than flea beetles, the only beetles I can think of that would feed
on
| tomato *leaves* are various blister beetles and potato beetles. We can
rule
| out one of the potato beetles because they are obviously colored in
yellows
| and rust or brown.
|
| Blister beetle come in various sizes and colors. They give the appearance
| of long 'necks' and often the wing covers (elytra) do not completely cover
the
| abdomen.
|
| --
| Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)
|
| Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
| (attributed to Don Marti)
|
This could very well be what it is, although the ones that I saw were all
very shiny black. I found a picture that looks just like it except for the
color.
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/...argblistb.html
Thanks
Anna