>Mark:
>
>There are hundreds of different species of flea beetles and most of them
are
>very specialized in their selection of plants on which to feed. For
>example, in your organic garden, you probably have the crucifer flea
beetle,
>Phyllotreta cruciferae, which specializes on plants in the cabbage family.
>If you grow eggplant, you probably have the eggplant flea beetle, Epitrix
>fuscula, a specialist on eggplant and a few other species of solanaceous
>plants. You may also have the potato flea beetle, Epitrix cucumeris, also
a
>specialist on Solanaceae.
>
>Thus, you shouldn't assume that the flea beetles on leafy spurge would be
>likely to feed on anything in your garden. You probably are not growing
>close relatives of this spurge in your garden.
>
>There is, however, a lively debate about the biological control of weeds,
>and whether the natural enemies of weeds have been adequately tested for
>their effects on all the closely related native plant species, including in
>some cases, endangered species of plants.
>
>I am surprised that they could do the distribution in the way described,
>because there is usually considerable paperwork involved in moving insects
>across state lines. Perhaps this species has reached the point where it
has
>cleared the bureaucratic hurdles.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark <earthspn@crocker.com>
>To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu <sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu>
>Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 3:57 PM
>Subject: Re:flea beetles
>
>
>>Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these the same beetles that chomp up
my
>>organic garden??
>>
>>Mark
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