Return to the Growing Tomatoes Forum
| Post a Follow-Up
Unkwnown bugs
| | |
Posted by
roderik (
My Page) on
Sat, Jul 20, 13 at 20:27
| Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew what these bugs are, I would thinks they are aphids, but their wings lay flat against their backs, and are a bit larger than the winged aphids I know. Also my ladybugs are ignoring them completely. They don¨t reproduce as fast as aphids, and leave tiny black dots on the underside of leaves, which eventually turn yellow and die. Thanks! |
Follow-Up Postings:
RE: Unkwnown bugs
| | |
RE: Unkwnown bugs
| | |
| What are those? Couldn't find them in Google. Thanks. |
RE: Unkwnown bugs
| | |
| They could be aphids. Ladybugs eat the larvae more so than the adult insects. I did a search of tomato pests and couldn't identify any other possibilities. |
RE: Unkwnown bugs
| | |
| I don't think they are an aphid. Al least none I have ever seen in 30 some years of gardening. I have some of them in the house this past month. They almost look like an ant with wings. I use a bamboo stake with a piece of duct tape wrapped around the top of the stake with the sticky side out. Dab it on the bug and voila! You have the pest. The hardest part is getting it off the tape to kill it. Not my favorite part, but I have gotten several stink bugs and leaf footed bugs with it that I could hand pick before. This idea was given to me by a Gardenweb member. |
RE: Unkwnown bugs
| | |
| Teeny wasp, I think, one of the parasitic kind. Found a few on bug guide that look similar. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://bugguide.net/node/view/521948/bgpage
RE: Unkwnown bugs
| | |
| It looks like the wasp that lays eggs on the tomato Hook Worm, when the wasp eggs hatch they kill the worm. |
RE: Unkwnown bugs
| | |
| Stop killing this beneficial insect. Parasitic wasp. Doing your garden lots of good. |
RE: Unkwnown bugs
| | |
| I never killed them outside. I think what I had inside was some type of flying ant. |
RE: Unkwnown bugs
| | |
| Hello, Sorry for not replying to the post sooner. They are not, teeny wasps, at least I don't think so. It is inside a greenhouse, and I have never had hook worms, or any kind of worms. I do have parasitic wasps, which help the ladybugs keep the aphids under control, they are smaller and leave mummies in the leaves. there are no mummies on the tomato plants, only these bugs and other smaller ones, which I suspect are their young. Maybe it is something only found here in Mexico, I will continue searching, but thanks for your responses. |
RE: Unkwnown bugs
| | |
| I added some photos to an album in imgur, in case someone wants to see. Note the black spots, which I suspect are some kind of honeydew. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Imgur album
Post a Follow-Up
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in.
If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Growing Tomatoes Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you
will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your
post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in
order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising
policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit
our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we
will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here
