ned wrote:

"Jiri Borsky" wrote in message
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Found this cluster on outside tomato plant.

The creatures are about 2mm across, do not appear to move rapidly,
although they have re-grouped duting the day.

They are on a leaf facing the sun and so far there is no apparent
damage
to the plant.

http://tinypic.com/70bacg.jpg

Thanks in advance,
Jiri Borsky
(Midlands)


Jiri
I suspect that you have a species of shieldbug - though I admit that I
don't know of one that favours tomato plants. It could be that they
normally favour a wild plant close by which has yet to reach maturity.

Have a look at
http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/bugs.html#WWShieldBug
I'm sure you can see the similarity.

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Ned,

thank you very much. The similarity verges on absolute. It's them OK.
The tomato location is a puzzle - however, there are raspberries nearby...

Resolute action tomorrow, I think. (They are not protected, are they?)

Jiri Borsky