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| Hey,
I've had trouble with these tiny orange worms or worm-like pests! They started with my cucumber plants, they're all in the flowering cuc's, and now I'm seeing them in all of my other flowers - from beans to my pepper plants! what in the world are they? I have searched online with no luck. The only thing they may be are orange thrips? but they are soo tiny. You can see them in the flowers, but you can't see any legs, and they squirm around as they move and wiggle like worms do. but I was wondering if they were thrips because I've had a few on my arm and they bite and are tiny and hard to see. So has anyone had any experience with these?
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 31, 12 at 18:52
| no chemicals until a FULL ID ... i sure hope you arent talking about ladybug nymphs ... and that is why you must find the ID first ... and there arent many bugs.. clean cut a plant at the ground ... at this time of year ... please ID.. if you cant post pix.. take some to a local nursery.. or your county extension office ... ken
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| Hi Ken, These aren't ladybug nymphs. that's the strange thing about them. I can't find any pictures or descriptions online that would match. no visible head, legs, wings, etc. just very tiny orange worms, and they are difficult to see unless up close. My camera's broken, and my iPhone camera won't zoom or focus well enough to even see them in a picture... |
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| Look up ceccidomyiid larvae. If that's who they are, they're helping you keep aphids under control. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 8:18
| i didnt think they were ladybugs.. i just wanted to impress upon you that a full ID was requisite.. before destroying them.. i tried googling 'Tiny Orange worms' ... and i suspect you know how far i got with that.. a bunch of worm pix.. lol.. who knew there were yellow worms ... ken |
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| Images would help us help you. |
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