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| Hey Folks
Well my subject says it all. I've got these 1/8"-1/4" creatures on my flowers. I don't imagine that they're good insects but i guess they could be...assuming that they are bad news what can i do? Feedback would be great! Thanks so much! Dale |
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| The creature described does not fit the description of any insect. ... only 6 legs for insects, and 8 legs for spiders. Sooo .... without a picture, it is almost impossible to figure out what it might be. |
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| Thanks jroot I think my insect may have 6 legs. I wasn't sure when i was checking him out. Anyway, i'll try to get a picture of my ugly bug. Thanks again and Take Care! Dale |
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| Today I saw tiny little green bugs on the back of the dahlias. They run when I try to catch them. They are so small I don't know how they could see me? Size of a pin head and all green. |
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| Doesn't sound like my bugs. Are they on the flowers or the foliage? It appears that my bugs are eating the flowers...making tiny holes. |
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- Posted by nhdahlialover 5 Southwest NH (My Page) on Sun, Jul 20, 08 at 20:01
| Hello, It sounds like you may have leafhoppers. I've been having a problem with these little green buggers too. I just sprayed mine today with some random insecticide that my father-in-law brought over and I don't know if it was for them but it killed them. Many of my dahlias have severely stunted growth and I don't know if they will recover. I'm hopeful though. Hope that helps. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Insect Problems for dahlias
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| Mine are on the foliage. I also have grasshoppers. I catch them and put them in the pool for the birds. I am going to spray today even though it is supposed to rain all week. My dahlias are also not going to be 4 or 5 feet tall. They are bushy and about 2 to 3 feet? I am thankful for anything. |
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| Hey Guys...I've got it! I did a little research and the critter is I hope this link works for you. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Insects attacking specific garden plants
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| one more thing...what i did was check the bug description on the bug site (link in previous post)and then googled it for the picture Hope this helps! |
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- Posted by theras_garden 7b (GA) (My Page) on Thu, Jul 24, 08 at 13:07
| I had them just eating my dahlias up. Sprayed with Sevin and haven't seen them on my dahlias in over a week. Spray Sevin at dusk to minimize poisoning the bees. Insecticidal soap won't work cause they are hard (really hard) bodied insects. Hate these lil buggers! |
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| i did the same. haven't seen them for a bit. gonna spray again in a couple of weeks. also sprayed late in the day to protect the bees. hate those little buggers too! |
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