BUG ID has this been a good bug or a bad bad bug?

auntij on 6/18/2010, 6:46 pm

I found this little guy on my pole beans today and tried finding it online but had no luck. As some of you know I am waging war on bugs because they are waging war on my garden. I am on the verge of taking drastic steps but IF I may have finally found at least one of the culprits and it isn't the earwigs (which supposedly may be beneficial bugs even though I still can't stand them) I would love to know a none chemical route that won't annihilate every bug around (don't put it past me at this point in time though I am at my breaking point!!!

). So any advice if greatly appreciated!!

these are all the same bug just different angles

Megan on 6/18/2010, 6:52 pm

That looks pretty similar to the bug that was on my potatoes the other day. Is it a stink bug??? (?)

Garden_State on 6/18/2010, 7:01 pm

Doesn't look like a stink bug. They look like a shield.

auntij on 6/18/2010, 7:02 pm

I don't know. All the pictures I have found of stink bugs show them more flat. I haven't found anything that looks like this. It is a pretty strong bug it hung on tight. There were a couple damaged leaves near where it was perched as well as throughout my beans (and many other veggies). I saw small ants crawling up the plants. Earwigs were on the ground nearby.

pattipan on 6/18/2010, 7:28 pm

It looks like some kind of weevil. Might be a Two Banded Japanese Weevil (Callirhopalus bifasciatus). They prefer Holly trees and Rhododendron. Do a Google image search and maybe you can find out more info.

Patti

auntij on 6/18/2010, 7:45 pm

Patti you are the winner of the gold star! I can't say that I am happy but I am glad to know what they are and now I just have to figure out how I can effectively deal with them.

pattipan on 6/18/2010, 8:09 pm

auntij wrote:Patti you are the winner of the gold star!

How about the gold bug award??

Or maybe this 14K beetle...

:-)

Patti

camprn on 6/18/2010, 8:30 pm

I like the white walls!

auntij on 6/18/2010, 8:56 pm

For saving part of my sanity you may have both!

**Chopper** on 6/18/2010, 8:58 pm

Looks like a tick to me.

kingdaddy on 6/18/2010, 9:00 pm

I have been doing alot of reading about using beneficals in the garden. I have already added about 2500 ladybugs and will release a second batch of the same size soon ( i do have some aphids and would like to limit them naturally). praying mantis are next on my list. you may do well to get some eggs and add some mantis to your garden becasue they should help cut down on the number of bugs that you are seeing.

auntij on 6/18/2010, 9:53 pm

I'm going to take the risk of sounding like a total moron (especially since I buy crickets regularly) but where does one go to purchase ladybugs and mantis'? I don't know of a local Bugs R Us.

herbarium on 6/18/2010, 10:04 pm

Spined soldier beetles are good guys
Stink bugs are bad guys
It is good to know the difference.
Also, most insects are either beneficial or neutral. Very few are bad guys.
Stink bug: http://www.organicgardeninfo.com/images/brown-stink-bug.jpg
Spined Soldier Beetle: http://insects.tamu.edu/images/insects/common/images/cd-45-a/Img0080.jpg
Notice the Spined Soldier Beetle has sharp shoulders
The stink bug does not.

pattipan on 6/18/2010, 11:30 pm

Okay, I think I am beginning to see bugs everywhere now? They are following me around on my computer screen too!!

I think I knew what this bug is too, it's a boffer-beetle!

I understand it's a very SFG friendly beetle. :-)

In it's adult?? phase it looks like this:

Patti

Mirjam on 6/19/2010, 12:48 am

I don't think they'll harm the veggies, they lay their eggs in pine, and theri larvae eat the wood. Do u use pine barch as a mulch somewhere in your garden? They may be attracted to or coming from that.

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looks like a pine weevil