What insects are these?
Found these insects lurking under a citrus leaf this morning, in
Sydney. http://www.box.net/shared/static/rx8jh0okoh.JPG There are 13 spheres and 13 insects, so I assume they have recently hatched from eggs. What in the name of fortune are they? |
What insects are these?
Interesting.
Do they have wings? External conspicuous mouthparts? I find this useful sometimes. http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/key/couplet_01.html Cheers Liz "Richard Wright" wrote in message ... Found these insects lurking under a citrus leaf this morning, in Sydney. http://www.box.net/shared/static/rx8jh0okoh.JPG There are 13 spheres and 13 insects, so I assume they have recently hatched from eggs. What in the name of fortune are they? |
What insects are these?
Richard Wright wrote:
Found these insects lurking under a citrus leaf this morning, in Sydney. http://www.box.net/shared/static/rx8jh0okoh.JPG There are 13 spheres and 13 insects, so I assume they have recently hatched from eggs. What in the name of fortune are they? They look like Bronze Citrus bugs to me. These are hatchlings, so they'll go through several moults and metamorphoses until they reach adulthood. Now would be the best time to get rid of them: don't wait for them to grow up! The adults are very large true bugs (sucking mouthparts), dark bronze in colour, which congregate at the growing tips of citrus trees and suck the life out of your precious lemon or orange tree. A bad infestation will prevent proper flowering or cause all fruit to drop. so it's worth getting rid of these pests quick-smart. If you disturb them, they will spray a noxious caustic liquid at you and it STINKS!!! The liquid is supposed to be pretty dangerous if it gets in your eyes, so be careful. You can spray the creatures, but this will prompt them to point their rear ends at you and give you a blast in return (AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS!) I think the best way of getting rid of them is to pick them off by hand or knock them off with a stick. Do a little tap-dance on their heads when they're on the ground or drop them into hot water. Be very careful not to let an animal near them, as the caustic spray will get into its eyes. Oh, and use gloves. HTH, -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
What insects are these?
On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:35:37 +1100, Trish Brown
wrote: Richard Wright wrote: Found these insects lurking under a citrus leaf this morning, in Sydney. http://www.box.net/shared/static/rx8jh0okoh.JPG There are 13 spheres and 13 insects, so I assume they have recently hatched from eggs. What in the name of fortune are they? They look like Bronze Citrus bugs to me. These are hatchlings, so they'll go through several moults and metamorphoses until they reach adulthood. Now would be the best time to get rid of them: don't wait for them to grow up! The adults are very large true bugs (sucking mouthparts), dark bronze in colour, which congregate at the growing tips of citrus trees and suck the life out of your precious lemon or orange tree. A bad infestation will prevent proper flowering or cause all fruit to drop. so it's worth getting rid of these pests quick-smart. If you disturb them, they will spray a noxious caustic liquid at you and it STINKS!!! The liquid is supposed to be pretty dangerous if it gets in your eyes, so be careful. You can spray the creatures, but this will prompt them to point their rear ends at you and give you a blast in return (AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS!) I think the best way of getting rid of them is to pick them off by hand or knock them off with a stick. Do a little tap-dance on their heads when they're on the ground or drop them into hot water. Be very careful not to let an animal near them, as the caustic spray will get into its eyes. Oh, and use gloves. HTH, Thanks, but the bugs in my photo do not resemble the flat and pale green instars of Bronze Citrus bugs that I know and which are illustrated at: http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisb...OrangeBugs.htm |
What insects are these?
They look like the young of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.
if not that particular one then still definately a stink bug of sorts .....squash em and see :-) Richard Wright wrote: Found these insects lurking under a citrus leaf this morning, in Sydney. http://www.box.net/shared/static/rx8jh0okoh.JPG There are 13 spheres and 13 insects, so I assume they have recently hatched from eggs. What in the name of fortune are they? |
What insects are these?
That's it. Thanks.
On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:35:03 GMT, wtf wrote: They look like the young of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. if not that particular one then still definately a stink bug of sorts ....squash em and see :-) Richard Wright wrote: Found these insects lurking under a citrus leaf this morning, in Sydney. http://www.box.net/shared/static/rx8jh0okoh.JPG There are 13 spheres and 13 insects, so I assume they have recently hatched from eggs. What in the name of fortune are they? |
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