Thanks for the suggestion. Found a picture of a cinch bug. That's not
it. It's a funny little thing. Imagine a small stocky spider and now
have it sort of raise itself up on its legs, putting the legs under the
body so that it's almost taller than it is wide. Of course, it is small
and it hides, so it's not possible to see it real clearly.

Janet

TRAINMAN9 wrote:

insect--not sure if it's the culprit. It's a grey-brown crab-like thing
about 1/8 to 1/4 inch in size, sort of like a little stocky spider


I think they call these cinch bugs. I did not think they go after buds. You
could also have problems with crickets at this time of year.