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Sat, Jul 23, 05 at 22:13
| I am fairly new at seroius gardening, but have managed to carry on and do fairly well in spite of heat, drought and various other set-backs. Now however, I may have met my match! In the last couple of weeks I have had to share my garden with a lot of HUGE beetles. They are 1.5-2 inches long, fat, medium brown and somewhat shiny. PLEASE, what are they and what can they do to my garden??? (and me!!!)
I have a lot of roses, perennials and bushes, but I am ready to cement the whole thing over and paint it green! Any advise would be most welcome. |
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| Sounds like Japanese beetles. They are horrendous! Try Bayer or Sevin to get rid of them. They love roses, clematis, basically, everything! Sorry I don't have a pic, but just type Japanese beetles on the Internet and I'm sure you'll find a pic. |
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- Posted by Elisabeth_Rose z5 IL (My Page) on Sun, Jul 24, 05 at 9:05
| I looked up pictures and descriptions of Japanese Beetles, and I don't think that is it. They say JB are 3/8 inches long at mature size. These are much larger, and look somewhat different too. I have not seen them on plants, just slowly crawling om the ground. I grossed myself out by reading some posts here about JB. Especially the one about the bug in the ear. I realized then that these can not be JB's, as that would be physically impossible with these monsters. What else could it be? |
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| I don't know what they would be, but if they're not harming the plants, I wouldn't worry. They'll go thru their cycle and die. Unless they are harming your plants or they swarm so bad they get all over you, I wouldn't bother with chemicals. You could be doing more harm that way to beneficial insects. Let us know if you find out what they are. Kat |
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- Posted by sushi_deluxe z5 Chicagoland (My Page) on Sun, Jul 24, 05 at 19:42
| Any chance they are cicada bugs? If so, I don't think they are harmful. We have them in our yard right now. Rachel |
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- Posted by Elisabeth_Rose z5 IL (My Page) on Tue, Jul 26, 05 at 11:55
| No, these are not cicada-bugs either. They are wing-less critters, large and somewhat slow moving. The most upsetting thing about them is their numbers and SIZE. Killing them is not easy either. They have a hard shell and seem to be able to take a lot of pounding. When I succeed in killing one it leaves quite a mess behind, and simply is unpleasant (and gross...) Does anyone know where I might be able to bring one in to be identified here in the Chicago area?) Thanks everyone for trying to help. |
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- Posted by Veronicastrum z5 IL (My Page) on Thu, Jul 28, 05 at 11:49
| Elisabeth, here's a link to the U of I Extension Service offices. They would be able to ID the insect and tell you how to deal with it. V. |
Here is a link that might be useful: U of I extension service
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| Or you can search the site and/or contact the people at www.whatsthatbug.com. They're very nice and will reply to you relatively quickly with an answer if they can provide it. If you can send them a digital picture, that will help. I've used them a couple of times since moving here and they were wonderful. |
Here is a link that might be useful: What's That Bug?
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| We're over run with Cicadas right now - They've been metamorphosing out of the larva state. I've been watching them emerge on nights that I've been up late - I've grown a little attached to them! If this is what you have (either the emerging insect or the larval part), don't worry about your garden, they're harmless (but a bit noisy).
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