Potato Flea Beetle on Solanaceous Crops
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Potato flea beetle (Epitrix cucumeris). The potato flea beetle is about 1⁄16 inch long and feeds on tomato and potato plants. They differ from the tobacco flea beetle in that they are uniformly colored black to brown.
Potato flea beetles.
(Photo: UK Vegetable IPM Team)