Garden Pests and Diseases: Flea Beetles on Cleome, 0 by toni5735

toni5735 wrote:
I just noticed my Senorita Rosalita Cleomes are being attacked by what I assume must be flea beetles. Upon close inspection today, I noticed the leaves look like swiss cheese! I also noticed some tiny, black bugs on one of the plants and when I tried to squish them, they would jump away. I have grown these plants for a number of years and have never had this problem with these insects. They have not attacked any other plant in the garden, only the cleomes. How do I kill these buggers?

Here's a pic of the damage caused to the leaves.