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- Posted by Teresa_in_MD (My Page) on Mon, May 9, 05 at 20:00
| They look like squash bug (or leaffooted bug) nymphs. See the attached link. Others here on the forum can tell you how to best get rid of them. Teresa |
Here is a link that might be useful: nymph photo
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| Yep, I had those last year. They are squash bugs (some people call them stink bugs). You need to take care of this immediately. They will poke little holes in the tomatoes and discolor them. I used Rotenone-Pyrethrins spray last year. Works well, but they will keep coming back. So far, haven't seen any here yet (crossing fingers). Drew |
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| Came across this link in doing a little research on assassin bugs. Aren't the nymphs you showed actually assassin bugs rather than squash bugs? And aren't assassin bugs supposed to be good for our gardens? I did a Google image search on assassin nymphs and then again on stink bug nymphs. What do you think? Where I live we deal with squash bugs and I KNOW what those nymphs look like. But I've let those little red ones live thinking they are assassin nymphs. |
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| Robolink--I agree that there is a type of assassin that does look similar--but when they congregate in groups and you have seen mature leaf-footed bugs those red v-shaped bodies are the nymphs of leaf-footed bug. It is not supposed to be easy to control stinkbugs, leaf-footed bugs, and squash bugs once they are adults. Thinking about getting one of those cheap insect vacuum cleaners as I am sure it would work great on these guys. Sort of like the kind you vacuum keyboards with I guess. By the way, on that particular type of LFB their eggs are supposed to be pearly or gold--I look for them but have never seen them. They probably reproduce in weeds and then fly on over. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Insects on Tomatoes
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- Posted by back_in_Texas z7/8 TX DFW (My Page) on Tue, Jun 14, 05 at 21:47
| I just found these same bugs on my tomatoes. Does anyone know a good way to get rid of them? If you use the Rotenone-Pyrethrins spray can you still eat the tomatoes? The vacuum thing sounds like a good idea. |
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| I agree with the leaf-footed bug diagnosis (grin). My new pest control method for squash bugs, harlequin bugs, leaf-footed bugs, cuke beetles, and the like is the Dirt Devil Scorpion cordless vac. It has an extending nozzle and has enough suction to pull them into it. After I get through vacuuming up bugs, I dump them all from the cannister into a pail of soapy water. It's the best method I've come up with and avoids pesticides which I won't normally use because I keep bees. Try it sometime. It really works, and it's cheap. Mrs H |
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| I battle leaffooted bugs the organic way by cutting them in half with scissors. The nymphs don't move very quickly and the adults are easy to get when they're mating (does this fall into the "what a way to go!" category?). |
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- Posted by ruth(acltx@hotmail.com) onFri, May 6, 11 at 20:49
| I was using a homemade solution of soap, water and garlic. This was no match for these pests especially when they had their meetings and were all over my tomato plants. I used another insecticidal soap under the brand name Garden Safe. It killed on contact and so far so good. |
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- Posted by renee(marvrenee@yahoo.com) onMon, May 30, 11 at 19:34
| I have bugs on tomatoe plants they look like little bumps in the leaf not on the leafs. making the leaves turn yellow and curl up. what is it and how do I get rid of it? |
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- Posted by maary lou(marlu4@yahoo.com) onTue, Jul 26, 11 at 9:23
| We have little black bugs drilling holes in the tomatoes and eating them. |
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