anyone know what kind of bug this is?

[gianca]

i have been noticing a bit more holes and leafs that have been eaten by a small insect-like thing. here is a picture of the suspect. anyone know what this is, and if he is the one eating away at the leaves?

gianca
:rastasmoke::weedpoke::rastasmoke::weedpoke:

[illnillinois]

maybe Squash Bug
Description. This brownish-black insect is a large (5/8 inch) flat-backed bug.

Injury. This insect can cause rather extensive damage due to its large size and large number of nymphs. It removes plant sap, causing the plants to blacken and die.

Plants Attacked. All curcubits with a preference for squash and pumpkins.



ill keep looking

[gianca]

thanks for the quick reply. this bug was very small, with no antennas, so i dont know if it could have been a squash bug.
i have already moved him to a new location, far away from my plants, but i just hope it didnt lay eggs or anything. this hasnt been the first i have seen, the other was a little bit bigger and was green. i'll keep an eye out for more, and make sure my plants make it through to the end of october. thanks again for the help, and if you come across anything like this, let me know

gianca
:rastasmoke::weedpoke::rastasmoke::weedpoke:

[illnillinois]

thanks for the quick reply. this bug was very small, with no antennas, so i dont know if it could have been a squash bug.
i have already moved him to a new location, far away from my plants, but i just hope it didnt lay eggs or anything. this hasnt been the first i have seen, the other was a little bit bigger and was green. i'll keep an eye out for more, and make sure my plants make it through to the end of october. thanks again for the help, and if you come across anything like this, let me know

gianca
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then its spider.. sorry looked like 6 legs and w/2 antenna's..
8 legs! arachnid!

[illnillinois]

but i think your high!, cause the bug in the pic has antenna's.. no bug has legs coming from its head

[gianca]

but i think your high!, cause the bug in the pic has antenna's.. no bug has legs coming from its head

haha, well....considering i am almost always medicated, i gotta say, i probably was high when i captured this mother effer on cam, and now i can see that there are two things coming from the head that must be antennas. (run on sentence, sorry!) he was chillin next to a spider that i also got rid of, so maybe it was just one of his comrades :stoned::stoned:

thanks for the input illnillinois, and if you find out anything else about this guy,, be sure to throw the info this way

gianca
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[rebgirl420]

I don't know but you should squish it with a tissue

[gianca]

I don't know but you should squish it with a tissue

woah rebgirl...such violence! haha
but ya, i took him to the neighbors front yard, and squished all the other ones i found that looked similar. i'm pretty sure him and his comrades are the guilty party in this situation, and hopefully no more will show up. got any advice if it already laid eggs?

gianca
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[rebgirl420]

I wish I could help but I couldn't grow a chia pet.

[LuciferN]

To be sure to get any eggs this thing may had lay down, use a wet sponge on each side of the leafs, clean the sponge between each leaf to be sure not to spread any eggs they might be there... Is a long and hard job but may be worth it to prevent an attack of these bugs.

[gianca]

thanks LuciferN, i will try that out in the next couple of days.

i just got back inside from watering the plants, and as soon as i got down there, i noticed the same kind of bug, only bigger. it for sure is a different one, and i looked at it cosely and it was 6 legs with 2 antennas. you were right illnillinois :jointsmile:

i have also been noticing little spots on a few leaves. at first, i thought they were eggs, but than i noticed they seem to be little bites at the leaves, because you can almost see through the little marks, without it actually being holes.

so i watered them all, and lightly misted the plants in the hopes that it will get rid of these things, whatever they are.

if anyone knows exactly what these insects are, and if they are causing harm to my plants or not, please let me know.

gianca
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[gianca]

just took some more pictures of the problems.

pictures as follows-

1,2- what i first thought were eggs, but now think are bite marks. what do you think they are?

3,4- the insect that i always see on the plant. i noticed that when i brought the stick close to him he went into the defensive position that looks exactly like the praying mantis defense stance, so im thinking it might be related?

5- a spider i have noticed for the past couple of days. can he do harm to my plant? i try to get rid of him, but he moves to quick for me to grab him without hurting the plant.

any input would be appreciate,
gianca
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[rebgirl420]

A good site for bug identification that I use when I find a creepy crawley is:

What's That Bug? (http://www.whatsthatbug.com/)

[Weezard]

just took some more pictures of the problems.

pictures as follows-

1,2- what i first thought were eggs, but now think are bite marks. what do you think they are?

3,4- the insect that i always see on the plant. i noticed that when i brought the stick close to him he went into the defensive position that looks exactly like the praying mantis defense stance, so im thinking it might be related?

5- a spider i have noticed for the past couple of days. can he do harm to my plant? i try to get rid of him, but he moves to quick for me to grab him without hurting the plant.

any input would be appreciate,
gianca
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You've got an underpaid bouncer.:rambohead:
That looks to me like an immature Assasin Bug.
It's a predator. Eats a variety of tiny critters.
Between him and that jumping spider, they have your back!

Looking good, G.
Wish I could help with potency testing:)

Hi in HI.
Weeze

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