Does it resemble an aphid at all, or truly a beetle with a hard wing
casing? Aphids come in all colors, including black, and most often the
black ones seem to attack water garden plants.

Do not use anything till you ID the critter. To do this snip off a leaf or
two, tuck in a zip lock and zip down to your local county extension office
where they have a high powered microscope to check them out. Perhaps your
county sponsors a Master Gardener clinic, if so, instant help, but they'll
want to see the critters.

When you find out, post back.... get pictures up on the web and I'll take a
look and if I don't know, I can find out. ;o) ~ jan


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On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 22:56:29 -0600, "EJ" wrote:

I will have to get a picture but in the mean time here is a vague
description. They appear to be some type of beetle. They are black in
color, size is about 1 mm long, they have either 6 or 8 legs looks like six
to me. And I know it sounds crazy but they just more or less just sit there.
I know they must be eating some of the plant but they are not even really
running around. There are so many on some of the pickerel rush they the
leaves look black from a distance.

They are actually at my parents house so I will take a few days to get a
picture up to show what they are. Does anyone know of an online reference
for pond pests?




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