flea beetles

b54red · June 14, 2017

I am going to pull up my beans in the next day or so and have a problem. They are covered in flea beetles. I am trying to decide whether it would be better to spray them well with Permethrin which I know will kill them quickly before pulling them. They are running side by side with my cucumbers which only have a few flea beetles on the lowest leaves but I fear when I pull them most will jump to my cukes if I don't kill them first. We are now undergoing a period of rain nearly every day and keeping pests restrained is difficult and I don't want to make it worse.

Bill

June 14, 2017	#1
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	flea beetles I am going to pull up my beans in the next day or so and have a problem. They are covered in flea beetles. I am trying to decide whether it would be better to spray them well with Permethrin which I know will kill them quickly before pulling them. They are running side by side with my cucumbers which only have a few flea beetles on the lowest leaves but I fear when I pull them most will jump to my cukes if I don't kill them first. We are now undergoing a period of rain nearly every day and keeping pests restrained is difficult and I don't want to make it worse. Bill