Identify this pest! Balcony potted plant needs help!
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Comments (5)Carol, if aphids, what should I do at this point? There's a few ladybugs on regular patrol on this plant, but I can get out there and give a spray if need be. LTY, the iPhone does take some pretty good shots - that was late in the afternoon, too, with not the greatest light. Albaby...See MoreNeed help identifying this pest & what else may be eating my plum tree
Comments (4)I think the damages on the leave look like the work of worms/caterpillars. Many work during the night. If you go out with a flashlight, you may catch them in action. Hope you compare those bugs with pictures of ladybug's stages. Floral is probably right....See MoreNeed help identifying a pest or a disease on Butterfly Bush
Comments (4)Could be a Buddleia leaf weevil, Cleopus japonicus, considered to be a bioloogical control for the invasiveness of butterfly bushes, particularly in NZ and Australia where the plants are noxious weeds. I am not aware of them being very common in the US but perhaps they are being employed for the same purpose (Buddleia is an invasive species on the west coast and beginning to become one in other areas). And the only garden weevil I am aware of that can fly!...See MoreNeed Help Identifying a Pest on Pepper Plants
Comments (4)Hi Everyone, I appreciate the input. So apparently I wasn't paying enough attention to the weather--we had another heat wave and the plants are heavily wilting in the afternoons. It's hard for me to say if the leaf damage is the result of the heat or the small bug--I'm guessing it's the heat. I'm going to keep watching this and see how things develop. I also looked up our County Extension office and might head over there as well. Thanks again!...See Moredonna_in_sask
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