Even after complete covering my garden with sluggo and eggshells, and using collars around my plants, I'm still seeing holes on my leaves. The damage is pretty bad. I found these bugs all around my plant leaves. I got a picture. Are these bad?
Found many of these bugs with holes on leaves!
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Can you get a better picture? It appears to be either a wasp or a bee of some sort and if so it is probably beneficial. I also see what appears to be extremely small light colored spots that look a lot like thrips or spider mites. If you have a magnifying glass look at them closely. I will hazard a guess that that insect is feeding on those and that they are what is damaging your plants.
I'm bumping this thread because I just found out from Chuck that flea beetles have been eating my plants.
If you look closely, you can see little holes. I feel like that bug in the picture IS a flea beetle!
If you look closely, you can see little holes. I feel like that bug in the picture IS a flea beetle!
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No, it isn't. See its wings. A beetle doesn't have wings like that.