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ferrel_human
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: ellomello]
#24714058 - 10/16/17 12:25 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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ellomello said:
 Datura stramonium with several colonies of, idk what they are, living on the leaves... also only seen them on passion flowers. seem to just live on there, not eating the plants very much.. they might could indicate other interesting plants, if they like them.
Look like stink big seedlings. Did a job on my lucy til i sprayed them with insecticidal soap. Thats bad stuff ello mello.
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ellomello
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^v^ ha that explains it... i thought the stink bugs had chased away or eaten the orange bugs.. as long as they don't bother the plant or seedpods they are fine with me. i didn't have a camera, but red caterpillars with black spikes are eating all the passion flowers.
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Zombi3
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: ellomello] 2
#24717799 - 10/17/17 07:10 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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This is my buddy he’s a stink bug. I found him earlier this year on my 10th story balcony, he’s a really weak flyer in fact he almost never flies and he’s missing a leg. I dunno what happened to him but him and his brothers and sisters fucked up some cutworms that made their way into some of my plants this year. He was unable to leave with the rest since he’s just honestly no good at flying so he stuck around my place and he’s grown on me believe it or not! He’s always out their somewhere doing me a service, pictured here he is on my Echevaria sucking the insides out of a European corn borer moths larva. Go buddy! The corn borers were a huge nuisance this year. I don’t know what I’m gunna do with him when I run outta caterpillars n grubs to feed him... I’m gunna miss him tho, it’s been neat teaming up with a bug lol. Everything he’s been after the past month or so (cutworms and corn borers) has pretty much stopped making noticeable damage so they are hard to find. But buddy always knows where they hiding; he searches em out and I dig em up for him since he’s slow and injured. I just look for him each afternoon when I get home and whichever plant he’s on is the one I check for his dinner. But yea sadly I think he did too good a job and I really don’t think there’s much left for food for him in any of my plants. I’m so lame I’m debating breeding corn borers on a quarantined plant this winter so he has a food source
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Zombi3
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ferrel_human said:
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ellomello said:
 Datura stramonium with several colonies of, idk what they are, living on the leaves... also only seen them on passion flowers. seem to just live on there, not eating the plants very much.. they might could indicate other interesting plants, if they like them.
Look like stink big seedlings. Did a job on my lucy til i sprayed them with insecticidal soap. Thats bad stuff ello mello.
Looks like the nymph stage of a leaf footed stink bug which I believe is also called a squash bug sometimes. It could also be milkweed assasin bug nymphs but the antennae sorta don’t fit that description perfectly. A less blurry picture with close up shot of the antennae and abdomen would help with ID.
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vatman
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: Zombi3]
#24719656 - 10/18/17 02:48 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Anyone have an idea on these red and white mites?
I still cannot find any of the H miles I initially released. The miles I initially released had a white butt and a brown frontal area slower moving. The white mite in the soil could be them but they were moving a lot faster compared to the miles I first saw. I think these red mites are predatory too. I am suspecting the red mite of eating all my Hypoaspis miles.
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karode13
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: vatman]
#24719717 - 10/18/17 03:02 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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I had a watch and they do resemble predatory mites except they have longer legs than the ones I'm used to seeing.
It's possible they could have eaten your H mites but I'm not really sure.
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vatman
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: karode13]
#24720405 - 10/18/17 07:14 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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It is hard for me to tell if the white mites are just fresh molts. I have no webbing and I cannot see any harm to plants due to these since they started showing up. I did have spider mites for awhile but have not seen webbing since I have seen these guys. I am assuming they are feeding off of things I cannot see in the soil as I have a heavy organic soil.
This ofc has attracted fungus gnats. I ordered 12k H miles to help control the gnats but I suspect the H miles has become food. I might have to go with nematodes. Dunks are not useful for fungus gnats. Needs to be liquid BTI and x5 the recommended use. Getting a little too cold for nematodes here though.
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El Torcho
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: vatman]
#24720742 - 10/18/17 10:03 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Neem seed cake for gnats.
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vatman
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: El Torcho]
#24722548 - 10/19/17 04:42 PM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Found what the predator mites were feeding on. Springtails. From what I have read they are considered beneficial for the soil. I did a soil drench to see if I could get any fungus gnat larva to show their ugly faces I could not find any but I also had an a small adult population bloom today. Going to need to put out more fly cards & strips soon.
Springtails are apparently decomposers and food for predatory insects.
"If large numbers of springtails are noted in garden soil, it is merely an indication that the soil has a good supply of organic matter. Control is rarely recommended or required. Outdoors, springtails can generally be considered beneficial insects since their contribution in breaking down organic matter in the soil far outweighs any damage they cause"
Correct me if I am wrong
Edited by vatman (10/19/17 04:50 PM)
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El Torcho
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: vatman] 1
#24726696 - 10/21/17 10:20 AM (6 years, 3 months ago) |
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Sorry for the potato quality.
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Edited by El Torcho (10/21/17 10:27 AM)
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kizatzhaddarak
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: El Torcho] 1
#24773052 - 11/10/17 07:54 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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I had these photos on my camera for a couple months now. These 2 shots were back in early Sept. This little spider (Salticus scenicus) was guarding my San Pedros. I love dancing and jumping spiders anyway. During the summer months, my greenhouse is FULL of these guys eating up all the nasty bad insects I welcome their presence. the greenhouse acts as a perfect vivarium for them, and protects them from birds and large predators. I hope you enjoy. Miss-K
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El Torcho
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Moved my trichos in for the winter.
Saw this little guy hanging out.
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TheUpsideDown
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: El Torcho]
#24779485 - 11/13/17 08:34 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Fucking aphids.... I've been battling these boogers for a few weeks. I think I have the issue under control now but this is what it looked like a few weeks back.
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ferrel_human
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TheUpsideDown said: Fucking aphids.... I've been battling these boogers for a few weeks. I think I have the issue under control now but this is what it looked like a few weeks back.

2 words. Insecticidal soap.
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Mostly_Harmless
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Ladybird in from the cold, exploring a Turbinicarpus lophophoroides (peres graft)

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karode13
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Nice Mostly. I enjoy watching ladybirds and I know it's not on a plant but I thought I'd show this picture of a ladybird nymph picture I took. I did so to educate my workmates about the good insects out there and not to spray them. The meat heads that they are.
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JayWise

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Re: Bugs on Plants thread *DELETED* [Re: karode13]
#24828419 - 12/05/17 05:08 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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El Torcho
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: JayWise]
#24828855 - 12/05/17 08:48 PM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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I love jumping spiders. They don't build giant webs you walk into, they run away from you for the most part, and they look awesome and it's easy to personify them cause they're cute.
Yeah I said it. . .
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Mostly_Harmless
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Re: Bugs on Plants thread [Re: karode13] 1
#24829184 - 12/06/17 02:47 AM (6 years, 1 month ago) |
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karode13 said: Nice Mostly. I enjoy watching ladybirds and I know it's not on a plant but I thought I'd show this picture of a ladybird nymph picture I took. I did so to educate my workmates about the good insects out there and not to spray them. The meat heads that they are.

Oh so that is what those things are! I see lots some years, usually on a budleja and never knew
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karode13
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I'm happy to have let you in on this little tidbit, Mostly.
Some insects have many stages and vastly different from the adult forms we get to know. It still bugs my mind.
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