TN Bugs

13 years ago

Hi!

We just moved here from NJ in March. This is my first year veggie gardening in TN. While checking my garden this morning I see something is eating holes through the leaves of my green bean plants. I looked but didn't see anything. Never had problems with bugs on my plants in NJ and never had to use chemicals or anything so don't know what this is and what to do about it.

Thanks for any help or advice.

Linda

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novice_2009
13 years ago
Linda, I'm a newbie, but my bean plants usually get what I think are flea beetles. Not sure, but they eat little holes in the leaves.
Welcome to TN!
rockguy
13 years ago
There's not much you can do until you find out what bug is doing the damage. Go out about an hour after dark with a flashlight to see if you have slugs, that will eliminate them as a suspect. Try to hold off on spraying a wide-spectrum bug killer, it will kill good bugs AND bad.
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novice_2009
13 years ago
agree with rockguy. Don't spray! Flea beetles leave little holes, other beetles take bigger bites, and spread dx.
Check plants in morning, evening, and at night with flashlight to see if you can find the culprit.
A row cover until until flowering can help with this.