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Sat, Jul 17, 10 at 6:22
| I have spent hours on this site and others. My eyes are way tired. Been sick about problem but got other things going on besides gardening issues too.
I got veggies problems out the..... The beetles I am seeing are lots bigger than lady bugs. I thought they may be spotted cucumber beetles. They acting constantly like Japanese beetles you know always in pairs. etc. But dont look like any of the many pics I have web searched. They are orange with black dots. somewhat smaller than Japanese beetles. The distinguishing part I can say is they have a big BLACK triangle at their tail end NOT on their neck end .Like ,I believe, the bean beetle pics show. I have smashed quite a few. Others I have knocked into soapy water. Now I am hesitant. I stopped picking them off my kale, collards, broccoli, fruit trees, etc. and hurried in house to ask you all I dont want to kill beneficial insects. Course I have damage from caterpillars galore via the white moths. I even have the my greens partly covered with tulle. I am at my wits end. Thought at first the damage was heat and drought related in my small garden like bleached areas on the green foliage. probably have aphids too. Its really getting to be bad thinking they are big lady bugs. But seriously doubt. Thanks all Jean |
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| Could they be the milkweed longhorn beetle? I don't see the black triangle, but they are . . . um . . . in pairs. ;-) |
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| jean Is there any chance you could take a picture and post it? I'm sure you know that anything we say without a picture is just a guess. I love trying to ID bugs and often use this site. The link takes you to 13 pages of various beetles that are orange, and several of them have dark spots. The milkweed assassin bug is one of them. Maybe you can find your insect there and decide whether it's a pest or not with further research. If not, a picture would be very helpful. |
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- Posted by scarletdaisies 7 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 17, 10 at 19:41
| Is it one of the stink bugs? There's the boxelder bug and the spined soldier bug below:
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| Sounds like Harlequin bugs to me. They really like any brassicas - kale, broccoli etc. They are sap suckers - the damage makes the leaves look pale and splotchy.They lay their eggs under the leaves - look like little rows of rootbeer kegs - white with dark band around the tops. There is no organic solution to the little ba$%#*#s so its squish and kill time. |
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| just google squash beetles. You'll find many pictures of them. /Abi |
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| I think I might know what you have. Are they harlequin bugs? I have them all over my kale and just started killing them after all that I read on the web. They create yellow spots all over and the kale is less healthy, as you can see in the photo. |
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- Posted by jeanwedding 6 ky (My Page) on Mon, Aug 20, 12 at 18:46
| yes, it was either those or mexican bean beetles If I grow again hope to use Tulle, which I should have installed right away.. even keep off the blank blankey cabbage moths How did our ancestors do it?????? Jean |
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