I have a rather serious flea beetle infestation. Small seedlings are being
stripped before they can get big enough to survive the damage. I hesitate to
use chemicals that say things like "wait 3 weeks after using this before
harvest". Garlic spray doesn't work. Wood ashes doesn't work. Does anyone
have any practical advice on how to handle flea beetles without getting out
pesticides that kills everything that lives? I'll do that if I have to, but
I'm open to safer alternatives.

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I have a rather serious flea beetle infestation. Small seedlings are being
stripped before they can get big enough to survive the damage. I hesitate
to use chemicals that say things like "wait 3 weeks after using this before
harvest". Garlic spray doesn't work. Wood ashes doesn't work. Does anyone
have any practical advice on how to handle flea beetles without getting out
pesticides that kills everything that lives? I'll do that if I have to, but
I'm open to safer alternatives.

I haven't tried it, but radio garden shows and garden centers in my area
have been hyping Neem like crazy this season.

This Cornell web site has good details on the most widely used organic
products...

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/res...olanaceous.php

On Sun, 13 May 2007 14:39:41 -0700, "Ook" Ook Don't send me any
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I have a rather serious flea beetle infestation. Small seedlings are being
stripped before they can get big enough to survive the damage. I hesitate to
use chemicals that say things like "wait 3 weeks after using this before
harvest". Garlic spray doesn't work. Wood ashes doesn't work. Does anyone
have any practical advice on how to handle flea beetles without getting out
pesticides that kills everything that lives? I'll do that if I have to, but
I'm open to safer alternatives.


Well, chemicals do work, but follow the instructions carefully...
Dust with Sevin after every rain or spray with Malathion.

On May 14, 2:20 pm, "AlanG" wrote:
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I have a rather serious flea beetle infestation. Small seedlings are being
stripped before they can get big enough to survive the damage. I hesitate
to use chemicals that say things like "wait 3 weeks after using this before
harvest". Garlic spray doesn't work. Wood ashes doesn't work. Does anyone
have any practical advice on how to handle flea beetles without getting out
pesticides that kills everything that lives? I'll do that if I have to, but
I'm open to safer alternatives.

I haven't tried it, but radio garden shows and garden centers in my area
have been hyping Neem like crazy this season.

This Cornell web site has good details on the most widely used organic
products...

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/res...olanaceous.php

Yeah, Neem first showed up on the organic gardening front a few years
ago, since then has been gaining momentum like crazy. Only drawback
seems to be it's not very longlasting. Claim is that people in India
actually consume it as a tonic.