All,

This year my family have found a bug in our garden that we can't identify -
can you help? We've been here for 11 years so it's not just a case of us
never looking before ;-).

It looks at first glance like a ladybird but the body is soft and when
nudged it often "rears up" it's abdomen. The body itself seems almost
welded to the leaf that it's sitting on, so much so that we've not managed
to dislodge no for close examination without "breaking it".

We've tried to find photographs of whatever this is on the web, but have
failed thus far.

There are no visible legs, no wings, just a small body of some type welded
to the leaf and this orange/black bulbous abdomen.

So, any ideas?

Thanks,
Paul DS

Paul D.Smith wrote:
All,

This year my family have found a bug in our garden that we can't
identify - can you help? We've been here for 11 years so it's not
just a case of us never looking before ;-).

It looks at first glance like a ladybird but the body is soft and when
nudged it often "rears up" it's abdomen. The body itself seems almost
welded to the leaf that it's sitting on, so much so that we've not
managed to dislodge no for close examination without "breaking it".

We've tried to find photographs of whatever this is on the web, but
have failed thus far.

There are no visible legs, no wings, just a small body of some type
welded to the leaf and this orange/black bulbous abdomen.

So, any ideas?

Thanks,
Paul DS

Wild guess......Lily Beetle lava? (sp)
--
Pete C
London UK

"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
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All,

This year my family have found a bug in our garden that we can't
identify - can you help? We've been here for 11 years so it's not just a
case of us never looking before ;-).

It looks at first glance like a ladybird but the body is soft and when
nudged it often "rears up" it's abdomen. The body itself seems almost
welded to the leaf that it's sitting on, so much so that we've not managed
to dislodge no for close examination without "breaking it".

We've tried to find photographs of whatever this is on the web, but have
failed thus far.

There are no visible legs, no wings, just a small body of some type welded
to the leaf and this orange/black bulbous abdomen.

So, any ideas?

Thanks,
Paul DS
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Anything like this Paul ??

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/7377525-md.jpg

Wally

Could well be. Not got that close to it but looks very similar.

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Anything like this Paul ??

http://gallery.photo.net/photo/7377525-md.jpg

Wally

No, not like the pics onj the web but see the other poster who did post a
picture of something that looks very much (if not exacly perhaps) like it.

Paul DS


Wild guess......Lily Beetle lava? (sp)
--
Pete C
London UK

"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
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Could well be. Not got that close to it but looks very similar.

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In that case Paul, look after it, when it grows up
it will be a Ladybird.

Wally

Well I never. We're infested with harlequins this year which might explain
why I've never noticed the pupae before.

Thanks,
Paul DS.

"Wally" wrote in message
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"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
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Could well be. Not got that close to it but looks very similar.

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In that case Paul, look after it, when it grows up
it will be a Ladybird.

Wally

"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
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Well I never. We're infested with harlequins this year which might
explain why I've never noticed the pupae before.

Thanks,
Paul DS.

I have seen exactly two ladybirds in my garden this year. This is not a good
thing.

"Paul D.Smith" wrote
This year my family have found a bug in our garden that we can't
identify - can you help? We've been here for 11 years so it's not just a
case of us never looking before ;-).

It looks at first glance like a ladybird but the body is soft and when
nudged it often "rears up" it's abdomen. The body itself seems almost
welded to the leaf that it's sitting on, so much so that we've not managed
to dislodge no for close examination without "breaking it".

We've tried to find photographs of whatever this is on the web, but have
failed thus far.

There are no visible legs, no wings, just a small body of some type welded
to the leaf and this orange/black bulbous abdomen.

So, any ideas?


Yes, Ladybird Larvae in the state of becoming adult ladybirds. Time will
tell.
I was going to pull up our Broad Beans as they were devastated by Blackfly
despite me spraying with soapy water but I noticed they are covered in such
larvae so will wait until they finish becoming adult and move off to our
runners.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London

"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
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Well I never. We're infested with harlequins this year which might
explain why I've never noticed the pupae before.

Thanks,
Paul DS.

"Wally" wrote in message
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"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
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Could well be. Not got that close to it but looks very similar.

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In that case Paul, look after it, when it grows up
it will be a Ladybird.

It looks like a Ladybird larva, but I suspect it's a Harlequin larva. Kill
it now.

s.