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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
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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
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..Quote:
Originally Posted by gianca
8 legs! arachnid!
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by illnillinois
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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I don't know but you should squish it with a tissue
woah rebgirl...such violence! hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by rebgirl420
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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I wish I could help but I couldn't grow a chia pet.
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.