Help id an insect
Hi,
I caught a small insect that was living on my banana pepper plant. It's behavior most resembled that of a sharpshooter, but the coloring seems different. It's about 1cm long, lots of red on the wings, with black spots. The entire head is black, with a set of honey colored eyes. Most of the underside is the same color of its eyes. Except the butt end, which is black & white stripes. It always seemed to hop when challenged, rather than actually fly. Played the hide and seek similar to what's described as sharpshooter behavior. I just hope it wasn't a beneficial insect. I was curious because I chased it away from my banana pepper plant, and found it had returned 20 mins later. My banana pepper plant has been chewed on the most. Note: I believe I saw the same insect on the plant a few days ago, but it was almost entirely white. Thanks, V |
Help id an insect
Flea beetle if your pepper leaves look like they were shot with buckshot.
Vanis wrote: Hi, I caught a small insect that was living on my banana pepper plant. It's behavior most resembled that of a sharpshooter, but the coloring seems different. It's about 1cm long, lots of red on the wings, with black spots. The entire head is black, with a set of honey colored eyes. Most of the underside is the same color of its eyes. Except the butt end, which is black & white stripes. It always seemed to hop when challenged, rather than actually fly. Played the hide and seek similar to what's described as sharpshooter behavior. I just hope it wasn't a beneficial insect. I was curious because I chased it away from my banana pepper plant, and found it had returned 20 mins later. My banana pepper plant has been chewed on the most. Note: I believe I saw the same insect on the plant a few days ago, but it was almost entirely white. Thanks, V |
Help id an insect
No, most of the leaves have been chewed in half. I've seen a few holes on
other plants, but nothing severe. "G a e X a v i e r" wrote in message ... Flea beetle if your pepper leaves look like they were shot with buckshot. Vanis wrote: Hi, I caught a small insect that was living on my banana pepper plant. It's behavior most resembled that of a sharpshooter, but the coloring seems different. It's about 1cm long, lots of red on the wings, with black spots. The entire head is black, with a set of honey colored eyes. Most of the underside is the same color of its eyes. Except the butt end, which is black & white stripes. It always seemed to hop when challenged, rather than actually fly. Played the hide and seek similar to what's described as sharpshooter behavior. I just hope it wasn't a beneficial insect. I was curious because I chased it away from my banana pepper plant, and found it had returned 20 mins later. My banana pepper plant has been chewed on the most. Note: I believe I saw the same insect on the plant a few days ago, but it was almost entirely white. Thanks, V |
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