Eggplant Problems Eggplant Pests And Diseases

There are several eggplant diseases that affect these crops. Some of the most common include blossom end rot, wilt diseases, and various types of blight. ... Verticillium wilt is similar to bacterial wilt but is caused by soil-borne fungal infections. Plants may become stunted, turn yellow, and wilt.

1. What pests eat eggplant leaves?
2. What are the little black bugs eating my eggplant leaves?
3. What are the diseases of eggplant?
4. What is eating my eggplant plant?
5. How do you protect eggplant from pests?
6. How do you treat aphids on eggplant?
7. How do you treat flea beetles on eggplant?
8. Can you use Epsom salt on eggplant?
9. How do you treat eggplant?
10. What is best fertilizer for eggplant?
11. How often do you water eggplant?
12. How do you get rid of whiteflies on eggplant?
13. Can we eat eggplant leaves?
14. How do you identify eggplant?
15. What animal eats eggplant leaves?
16. Do rats eat eggplants?
17. How do you control eggplant fruit and shoot borer?
18. Why does my eggplant not fruit?
19. Why are there ants on my eggplant?

What pests eat eggplant leaves?

Aphids and whiteflies both have piercing, sucking mouthparts used to suck the sap out of eggplant leaves and stems. Both pests are primarily found on the undersides of the leaves. As they feed, they secrete a sticky waste known as honeydew.

What are the little black bugs eating my eggplant leaves?

Flea beetles are tiny black bugs that chew holes in leaves like someone peppered them with miniature buckshot. They'll attack mustard, radishes and sometimes cole crops, but eggplant is their favorite. ... The other telltale trait is that these little bugs hop off the plants when they're disturbed, kind of like fleas.

What are the diseases of eggplant?

• Colletotrichum fruit rot Colletotrichum melongenae. Symptoms. ...
• Damping-off Fusarium. Pythium spp. ...
• Early blight Alternaria tomatophilia. Symptoms. ...
• Powdery mildew Leveillula taurica. Symptoms. ...
• Verticillium wilt Verticillium spp. Symptoms.

What is eating my eggplant plant?

Thrips, flea beetles, cutworms, armyworms, aphids, and white flies can also find food in maturing eggplant plants. The treatment for such insects is usually very simple and can be cured in reasonable time. Following standard organic guides for the elimination of these pests will work effectively.

How do you protect eggplant from pests?

Here are a few tactics for preventing and treating flea beetles on eggplant.

1. Crop Rotation. Try growing vegetables in different areas of your vegetable garden each year. ...
2. Use Plastic Mulch. ...
3. Plant A Trap Crop. ...
4. Use Sticky Traps. ...
5. Apply Nematodes. ...
6. Use Diatomaceous Earth. ...
7. Organic Pesticide Sprays. ...
8. Growing Great Eggplant.

How do you treat aphids on eggplant?

Neem oil, insecticidal soaps, and horticultural oils are effective against aphids. Be sure to follow the application instructions provided on the packaging. You can often get rid of aphids by wiping or spraying the leaves of the plant with a mild solution of water and a few drops of dish soap.

How do you treat flea beetles on eggplant?

Control and Prevention

1. Try this homemade spray to control flea beetles: 2 cups rubbing alcohol, 5 cups water, and 1 tablespoon liquid soap. ...
2. Dusting your plants with plain talcum powder repels flea beetles on tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and other plants.
3. Use white sticky traps to capture flea beetles as they jump.

Can you use Epsom salt on eggplant?

When the first blossoms appear, spray the plants with a seaweed extract with one teaspoon of Epsom salts dissolved per gallon. The solution improves fruit set. ... Young fruits are best; mature eggplants may be bitter. Eggplant can be grown successfully in a container.

How do you treat eggplant?

Cook as desired. Eggplants can be grilled, steamed, braised, stir-fried, deep-fried and roasted. For a smoky flavour, turn whole eggplants over an open flame on the barbecue or stovetop until the skin is charred, then scoop out the flesh. Choose eggplants with smooth and shiny skin that is even across the surface.

What is best fertilizer for eggplant?

A balanced fertilizer (10-10-10) is often recommended for eggplant. Feeding too much nitrogen at this point can result in large, leafy plants that fail to produce fruit.

How often do you water eggplant?

When it's time to set the plants out in the garden, I put the eggplants in fertile, well-dug beds, with good drainage. In hot climates, young plants will need to be watered twice a week, to a depth of 12 inches. Eggplants do not like standing water, so mature plants should be watered deeply and infrequently.

How do you get rid of whiteflies on eggplant?

Insecticidal soaps coat the eggs and larvae with a coating that makes it difficult for them to breathe. It'll also kill off adult whiteflies. Horticultural oils are also quite useful on this type of pest. I recommend neem oil or something like Bonide All-Seasons Horticultural and Dormant Spray Oil.

Can we eat eggplant leaves?

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, eggplant leaves are toxic and narcotic, like many members of the nightshade family, so they are inedible . The alkaline known as solanine is the toxic part of the eggplant leaves and flowers.

How do you identify eggplant?

The plant is large, upright and branching. Leaves are broad and slightly fuzzy with scalloped margins. Stems are prickly, especially near the leathery, green cap where the fruit attaches. Fruits are oblong to round and may be green, white, yellow, bronze, orange, purple or most commonly purple-black.

What animal eats eggplant leaves?

Eggplant leaves are not very palatable and few animals will choose to eat them unless they are really hungry. While groundhogs are on the bottom of the list, they will eat them if hungry. Rabbits and deer are in the same category, but be advised, unless your fence is over four feet high, it will not keep out the deer.

Do rats eat eggplants?

Rats feed at night. They leave similar chewings on my eggplants, peppers, sweet potatoes, sugarcane, citrus, etc. They even chew up the leaf-stems of tree ferns. If you leave a bar of soap uncovered in an outdoor shower, they will eat it!

How do you control eggplant fruit and shoot borer?

Control and Management:

Remove damaged and infested shoots and fruits and dispose properly. Use of attractant or pheromone lure to suppress male population. Apply insecticides like triazophos (e.g. Hercules®), diafenthiuron (e.g. Pegasus®) and cartap hydrochloride (e.g. Gemtrak®) when necessary.

Why does my eggplant not fruit?

When an eggplant plant is stressed, its blossoms will dry up and drop off without producing fruit. The most common reason a eggplant gets stressed is due to a lack of water.

Why are there ants on my eggplant?

Ants are generally after nectar or insects to eat. There are no pests that snip the flowers off our vegetables. ... So the ants are not the problem. But if you'd like to keep them out of your eggplants, smear a band of petroleum jelly around the stem a few inches above ground level at sunset.