help holes in my leafs

[Afrohippie82]

What can I do about the dreaded insect pin holes that are in my tobacco leaf ?

 

[deluxestogie]

Photos would help identify the problem. Pinholes are often due to flea beetles.

Bob

 

[buck]

I posted some pics of my plants with pin holes as well a couple of days ago. Do they look like this ?

 

[FmGrowit]

Those leaves will never grow into anything and don't have any nicotine yet. Once your plants gets going, whatever critter is sampling the juice from the leaf won't mess with the plant anymore.

 

[deluxestogie]

Buck,
Your photo does not appear to be flea beetle damage. [When flea beetles affect a leaf, you will see flea beetles. They're about a third the size of a sesame seed, appear black, and will suddenly jump away if you move a fingertip toward them.]

Bob

EDIT: Photos -- http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=2578&area=62

 

[garryricketson]

Those look a lot like what I found eating the flowers and seed pods on the "wild tobacco" near here,..what is the best thing to get rid of them ?,..I am wondering because I am getting similar, lots of little holes, but not just the first leaves, they are occuring on the bigger leaves too, I still have not "caught" the creature doing this,..but I have noticed some flea like bugs, jumping around in my garden.

 

[garryricketson]

Here is a couple of photos:

 

[deluxestogie]

Those leaves appear somewhat battered. It really doesn't look like flea beetle damage.

Bob

 

[Afrohippie82]

My leaves look like this....^^^^^

 

[Afrohippie82]

I posted some pics of my plants with pin holes as well a couple of days ago. Do they look like this ?

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My leaves look like this....

 

[Boboro]

That does look like flea beetle damage.

 

[FmGrowit]

You guys can spray the plants with an insecticide or dust them with Sevin

 

[buck]

Does a tobacco tea mixture work to repel bugs or is it not a good idea to use that ? I've been reading and there are mixed opinions on this.

 

[deluxestogie]

Bugs that eat tobacco also have nicotine for breakfast, and are not particularly sensitive to it (for various reasons).

Bob

 

[Chicken]

i wouldnt stress. over them little holes... as d-stogie, said, when the plants get bigger. so will the holes.. from a different type bug.... we all have different inscets for our regions...just stay cautious, and notice bug damage immediatlly.

do you have a poision yet for the hornworms,??????

if not you need to get that now,,,/ vs..... later when it may be too late.

something that has the main ingrediant.. BACILLIUS THEROGENIOUS.. in it.