flea-beetle

His race is as in eradicable as the flea-beetle; the last man lives longest.

Nietzsche's Moral and Political Philosophy Leiter, Brian 2007

The pungent smell of guano is said to prevent the depredation of the flea-beetle, which, in many localities, seriously injures the plants early in the season, through its attacks on the seed-leaves.

The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Fearing Burr

The turnip flea-beetle quickly destroys young plants of the cruciferæ family by eating their leaves.

Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study Ontario. Ministry of Education

The most serious are: (1) the rust or blight, for which there is no cure but carefully pulling and burning the plants as fast as infested; (2) the blackberry-bush borer, for which burn infested canes; and (3) the recently introduced bramble flea-louse, which resembles the green plant-louse or aphis except that it is a brisk jumper, like the flea-beetle.

Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use 1930

Two serious troubles often mistaken for blight are: (1) Tip burn, the browning of the tips and margins of the leaves due to dry weather; and (2) flea-beetle injury, in which the leaves show numerous small holes and then dry up.

Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) 1906

Estimate the damage done to some crops by the flea-beetle.

Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Frank Lincoln Stevens 1902

The accompanying figure shows the common striped flea-beetle which lives on the tomato.

Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Frank Lincoln Stevens 1902

= The flea-beetle inflicts much damage on the potato, tomato, eggplant, and other garden plants.

Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Frank Lincoln Stevens 1902

Among the common diseases and insect pests that attack the leaves and stems of potato vines are early blight, late blight, brown rot, the flea-beetle, and the potato beetle, or potato bug.

Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Frank Lincoln Stevens 1902

This mixture has some insecticidal value, is a most valuable fungicide, and is also a powerful deterrent of flea-beetle attack, acting to a less degree against other insects which are apt to be found on the tomato.

Tomato Culture: A Practical Treatise on the Tomato 1883