How to Use flea beetle in a Sentence
flea beetle
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The flea beetles were so eager to devour the mustard greens that the first batch was a write-off — the seedlings were peppered with holes.
—Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
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When eggplants are grown in containers that are at least a foot-and-a-half off the ground, the flea beetles don't seem to find them as easily.
—The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2018
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White traps lure whiteflies, plant bugs, cucumber beetles, and flea beetles.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 18 Dec. 2017
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One problem Burgundy producers face is that the European Union has banned an insecticide long used to combat the black flea beetle, a scourge.
—New York Times, 14 July 2022
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Before using any pesticide, read the label and ensure that use of the compound is registered for alder flea beetle control.
—oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022
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Corn earworms, cabbage loopers, aphids, and flea beetles may also become a problem.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2018
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If plants become infested, spraying Beauveria bassiana or spinosad may knock back the population of flea beetles and save your plants.
—The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2018
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Tiny holes in foliage and shiny, black beetles on tomato, beets, radishes, and potato indicate flea beetle attack.
—oregonlive, 1 May 2022
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Tiny holes in foliage and shiny, black beetles on tomato, beets, radishes, and potato indicate flea beetle attack.
—oregonlive, 1 May 2022
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Stubborn pests like spotted cucumber beetles and flea beetles can be killed with nontoxic products like spinosad, essential oil products and orange oil.
—Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2020
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Spearmint and peppermint are useful in attracting bees and repelling black flea beetles, ants, mosquitoes, white cabbage butterflies, aphids, and cabbage maggots.
—OregonLive.com, 29 Mar. 2018
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To control, plant resistant cultivars and eliminate flea beetles.
—The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 21 July 2015
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