Here’s how to get rid of these voracious garden pests. Flea beetles are tiny pests that feed on a variety of garden plants. “Flea beetles can cause a lot of damage on edible and ornamental plants,” ...

TINY TERRORS. Flea beetles are a common garden pest, but there are ways to limit the damage. Photo courtesy of Maryland State Cooperative Extension The living world always exists in dynamic balance.

Flea beetles can wreak havoc in the garden. These insects are recognized by their tiny, shiny bodies that are about the size of a sesame seed. They are typically black, bronze, or a dark metallic blue ...

I'm seeing small black bugs eating pinhole-sized holes through the leaves of my eggplant. How do I treat this problem? A: That's the work of flea beetles, the bane of eggplants. Flea beetles are tiny ...

The two growers in Hampshire and Wiltshire are both using a companion crop of buckwheat to protect their oilseed rape from cabbage stem flea beetle damage and are looking to preserve soil moisture to ...