Eggplant Solanum melongena L. is a member of the Solanaceae family. The plant will grow as a perennial in warm regions of the world but is cultured as an annual in cooler regions. Eggplant is thought to be native to India and China and is currently grown on a very limited commercial scale in the USA. Field testing on the culture, insect control, and yield of the Black Beauty variety of eggplant was conducted under Ohio growing conditions during the summer of 2000. Early season insect control was most critical. Several synthetic and botanical insecticides were utilized. Yields harvested from nine test plots were equivalent to approximately 12.25 tons/acre. This suggests there is great potential for producing eggplant on a commercial scale in Ohio during the summer growing season. Eggplant has been imported to the USA from Mexico and the Dominican Republic in the past. As changes occur in the size and composition of the human population in the USA, there may be increasing opportunities for Caribbean countries to produce eggplant for export to the USA, especially for the winter and spring season markets.