CMP Review 2024-08-23

August 23, 2023

Mass destruction. Hundreds of thousands of these little flea beetles just appeared out of nowhere one day and absolutely decimated my nasturtiums.

Asking around with the locals, it seems that once the canola crops are harvested, the flea beetles move on to the brassicas in unsuspecting home gardens. They turned these healthy nasturtium leaves and flowers to lace! To say it is awe-inspiring is an understatement.

They have provided us with many moments of half-terrified and half-intrigued observation. Scroll through the photos to see the progression over a two-and-a-half-day span.

Do you have flea beetles where you are? Or have you witnessed such destruction by other insects?

@antonella.f.greco