Help! Orange bugs eating my peaches and tomatoes!
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Comments (24)veeta : Thank you for the book suggestions I will definitely look into them!!! Maybe I am just over reacting because this is my first garden, but then again you all should have seen what happened to the first basil plant I had!! weirdtrev: I have seen birds like that in my neighborhood but not in my back yard, I have doves, blue jays, and blackbirds in my yard from time to time. The doves tend to hang out the longest but I know where their nest is and it's not fresh plants. I am probably going to look into the bird netting though. Will the netting still allow bees and good flying bugs in? Thanks for all the help, I am kinda new to this so its nice to have guidance. howelbama: Yeah the Sevin line seems a bit extreme for me. I'll try my best to get a picture of the bugs but they are really tricky and I can't even find a picture of them online! They almost look like baby stink bugs but a little different. I'll post a link, that's what they look similar to, but I'm not 100% sure it's the same. http://www.dpughphoto.com/images/leaffooted%20bug%20nymphs%20johnston%20mill%2053107.JPG What I have been doing to trap the earwigs and roaches is I make a mix of soy sauce, molasses, and water and put them in plastic cups about half full then put those in the ground so the bugs get attracted to them for food but can't get out. It seems cruel but once I started doing it I saw a decrease in the destruction to my plants. Although I'm not sure the earwigs are attracted to it, I've never really checked I was just happy there was less damage. As far as the flowers go, the only thing I have there right now is marigolds around the tomatoes because I heard that helps ward off the dreaded tomato worms! But any other suggestions would be appreciated? Not sure if it's worth mentioning but there is a variety of flowers in the front yard. Thank you everyone sooo much for your time and suggestions!!...See Morebug eating my new orange tree leaves!
Comments (8)I'll add that it's a BABY caterpillar! Just wait until you see what they grow up to be, lol! Of course, the bigger they are allowed to become, the more they will eat. These caterpillars, though disguised exceedingly well as a big gooey bird dropping, are a favorite treat of predatory animals (including wasps). I've not noticed that birds ignore them while they are still caterpillars...I guess that disguise works too well. However, once they pupate, birds really go after the chrysalises. I agree with Malcolm. Remove these insects by hand. They don't sting. And look for single, round, pearl-like eggs deposited on the upper side of leaves. They can be removed, too. I grow seedling citrus in containers strictly for the pleasure of watching the life cycle of the Giant Swallowtails. The gorgeous adults are plentiful in a blooming annual and perennial garden where they will nectar upon a wide range of flowers. Here is a link that might be useful: Just click for some neat pictures...See MoreHELP! Bugs eating my plants.
Comments (2)First you need to identify the bug or bugs you need to kill. You don't want to use an insecticide that kills everything because it will kill all the good bugs and is usually more toxic for people too. Tomato holes are probably a sign of a worm of some sort. You can use Bt or a spinosad product to kill them and these are organic too....See MoreHelp! Bug is eating my Citrus and Gardenia
Comments (6)And since you've been using the Bayer's product, be SURE to be very watchful for spider mites. The use of imidicloprid chemicals has been well documented to result in an explosion of mites....See Morehusbear
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