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and leaves of young plants. As the plants grow, the remaining thin layers of tissue eventually dry up and fall away, leaving small "shot holes" in the foliage. This type of injury is capable of killing young plants. The seedlings may be killed if severe damage occurs. In addition, beetles may act as
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Striped flea beetles overwinter among debris in and around fields. Emerging early in spring, they attack seedlings and young plants. Eggs are deposited in tiny crevices gnawed out of the base of host plant stems. About ten days later, the grubs hatch from the eggs and move into the soil to attack
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Although the larvae live in the soil, feeding on the roots of host plants, they are not significant pests. Rather, the primary damage is caused by adult beetles feeding on the foliage. With their chewing mouthparts, beetles make small round pits in the
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The use of resistant plant varieties may reduce injury by existing beetles. Resistant cabbage varieties include 'Stein's Early Flat Dutch', 'Mammoth Red Rock', 'Savoy Perfection Drumhead', and 'Ferry's Round Dutch'. 'Vates and Georgia' is a resistant
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in and around fields reduce overwintering populations. After harvest, fields are plowed to expose larvae. For quick control of large populations attacking young seedlings, insecticide sprays are the only alternatives.
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roots. After feeding for three or four weeks, the larvae pupate for seven to ten days. A new generation of beetles then emerges. Generations can be continual in warmer climates, recurring at least twice a year.
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Cultivation practices and the use of resistant crop varieties help prevent severe flea beetle infestations. Seedbeds are covered with strips of a thin transparent
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in origin, the striped flea beetle is common throughout the eastern and Pacific areas of the United States (though not in much of the
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AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center (formerly Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center). Information from:
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The minute, oval to elongate white eggs are laid in the soil close to the host plant. The white, brown-headed
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resistant to the beetle include 'DeCicco', 'Coastal', 'Italian Green Sprouting' and 'Atlantic' and resistant
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to protect seedlings from adult feeding before transplanting. Good weed control and the destruction of
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varieties include 'Dwarf Siberian', 'Dwarf Green Curled Scotch', and 'Early Siberian'.
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Field Guide: Insect Pests of Selected Vegetables in Tropical and Subtropical Asia
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can be introduced to fight the beetle. Many other insect species act as
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varieties include 'Snowball A' and 'Early Snowball X'. Varieties of
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line running the length of each elytron (wing cover). It is a
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is approximately the same size and shape as the adult.
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Phyllotreta striolata
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Scientific classification
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Chrysomelidae
Galerucinae
Alticini
Phyllotreta
Binomial name
Fabricius
Synonyms
flea beetle
amber
pest
cabbage
brassicas
larva
pupa
Eurasian
Rocky Mountain region

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