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Pest ID - beetles, possibly eggs on Swiss chard

Discussion in 'Pests, Diseases and Cures' started by Peter Thompson, Jun 27, 2018.

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    Peter Thompson Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi,

    my Swiss chard is steadily being infested with a small black beetle. There are also patches of dark grey or black slimy stuff that will rub off in water. The beetle/black stuff doesn't seem to be harming the leaf in anyway at the moment.

    They could be flea beetles, they certainly look very flea-like but they don't seem to leap about like fleas.

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    My eyesight isn't what it was, but they look more like blackfly to me. A few drops of washing up liquid in water in a sprayer, and then spray the leaves with that.

    Others with more experience/knowledge will no doubt be along shortly though :)
     
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    From the white markings on some they look like Black Bean aphids. (AKA Blackfly), a their nympth stage.

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      Could be Flea Beetles :dunno::smile:

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