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<blockquote data-quote="Kidds" data-source="post: 8183919" data-attributes="member: 5589"><p>I don't know of any predators of flea beetle. They would have to be bigger than flea beetle as that is the general rule of predation, and there would have to be an awful lot of them to control any significant number. As the population curve of predators has to lag behind the prey curve there would be an awful lot of damage before predator numbers caught up.</p><p>A parasite, virus or disease would be a better hope. Do you think Bacillus thurungiensis has any role to play or do the flea beetle just come in from too wide an area?</p><p>I rely on predators controlling a range of pests in my orchards, I would never ever even consider using pyrethroids in there no matter what. They do more harm than good.</p><p></p><p>Are your nets not working then? Or are they not fine enough? I am using fine nets that are supposed to keep flea beetle out but it is my first time using and only on large garden scale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kidds, post: 8183919, member: 5589"] I don't know of any predators of flea beetle. They would have to be bigger than flea beetle as that is the general rule of predation, and there would have to be an awful lot of them to control any significant number. As the population curve of predators has to lag behind the prey curve there would be an awful lot of damage before predator numbers caught up. A parasite, virus or disease would be a better hope. Do you think Bacillus thurungiensis has any role to play or do the flea beetle just come in from too wide an area? I rely on predators controlling a range of pests in my orchards, I would never ever even consider using pyrethroids in there no matter what. They do more harm than good. Are your nets not working then? Or are they not fine enough? I am using fine nets that are supposed to keep flea beetle out but it is my first time using and only on large garden scale. [/QUOTE]
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