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Mack McKinnon
11-12-2004, 04:40 PM
These critters have been all over my yard and garden since last Spring.
Anyone able to ID for me?
http://televisionadvertising.com/images/insect.jpg
mack
austin
Katra
11-12-2004, 05:52 PM
In article >,
"Mack McKinnon" >
wrote:
> These critters have been all over my yard and garden since last Spring.
> Anyone able to ID for me?
>
> http://televisionadvertising.com/images/insect.jpg
>
> mack
> austin
>
>
>
Not sure, sorry, but they have been all over my bean plants, and have
since moved to the chili petin plant once the beans were gone.
They appear to be causing no harm so I leave them alone.
At least for now. ;-)
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Suzie-Q
12-12-2004, 12:51 AM
In article >,
"Mack McKinnon" > wrote:
-> These critters have been all over my yard and garden since last Spring.
-> Anyone able to ID for me?
->
-> http://televisionadvertising.com/images/insect.jpg
->
-> mack
-> austin
Immediately upon seeing the photo, the name "box elder bug"
came into my head. Don't know if I'm right or wrong, though!
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wronp
12-12-2004, 06:01 AM
Mack McKinnon wrote:
> These critters have been all over my yard and garden since last Spring.
> Anyone able to ID for me?
>
> http://televisionadvertising.com/images/insect.jpg
>
> mack
> austin
>
>
>
I am not sure but I think this may be a squash bug. Here is a link for
further information.
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/A/I-HM-ATRI-AD.007.html
J Rob
12-12-2004, 01:34 PM
wronp wrote:
> Mack McKinnon wrote:
>
>> These critters have been all over my yard and garden since last Spring.
>> Anyone able to ID for me?
>>
>> http://televisionadvertising.com/images/insect.jpg
>>
>> mack
>> austin
>>
> I am not sure but I think this may be a squash bug. Here is a link for
> further information.
>
> http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/A/I-HM-ATRI-AD.007.html
A boxelder bug looks like this:
<http://mamba.bio.uci.edu/~pjbryant/biodiv/hemipt/Western%20Boxelder%20Bug.htm>
I'd say it's a squash bug.
Mack McKinnon
12-12-2004, 04:13 PM
Thanks to everyone for the help. These do appear to be squash bugs.
Similar to stink bugs but looking at the pictures of both, I think they are
squash bugs. Also, I have seen the nymphs all over my tomato plants. From
what I have learned, they do more damage to squash and some other plants but
do harm tomatoes. Mine were OK this year, but discolored, many were damaged
and none made it over into the fall. And there were many, many, squash
bugs -- still are.
mack
austin
"Katra" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Mack McKinnon" >
> wrote:
>
> > These critters have been all over my yard and garden since last Spring.
> > Anyone able to ID for me?
> >
> > http://televisionadvertising.com/images/insect.jpg
> >
> > mack
> > austin
> >
> >
> >
>
> Not sure, sorry, but they have been all over my bean plants, and have
> since moved to the chili petin plant once the beans were gone.
>
> They appear to be causing no harm so I leave them alone.
>
> At least for now. ;-)
>
> --
> K.
>
> Sprout the Mung Bean to reply...
>
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>
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Mack McKinnon
12-12-2004, 04:17 PM
Someone else suggested a box elder bug. And the red nymphs I have seen do
look like those of the box elder. So not absolutely positive at this point.
mack
austin
"Mack McKinnon" > wrote in
message ...
> Thanks to everyone for the help. These do appear to be squash bugs.
> Similar to stink bugs but looking at the pictures of both, I think they
are
> squash bugs. Also, I have seen the nymphs all over my tomato plants.
From
> what I have learned, they do more damage to squash and some other plants
but
> do harm tomatoes. Mine were OK this year, but discolored, many were
damaged
> and none made it over into the fall. And there were many, many, squash
> bugs -- still are.
>
> mack
> austin
>
>
> "Katra" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > "Mack McKinnon" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > These critters have been all over my yard and garden since last
Spring.
> > > Anyone able to ID for me?
> > >
> > > http://televisionadvertising.com/images/insect.jpg
> > >
> > > mack
> > > austin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Not sure, sorry, but they have been all over my bean plants, and have
> > since moved to the chili petin plant once the beans were gone.
> >
> > They appear to be causing no harm so I leave them alone.
> >
> > At least for now. ;-)
> >
> > --
> > K.
> >
> > Sprout the Mung Bean to reply...
> >
> > >,,<Cat's Haven Hobby Farm>,,<Katraatcenturyteldotnet>,,<
> >
> >
>
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