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Mystery Larva Eating My Tomatillo Plants!!!

nordfyr315
15 years ago

Hello,

I noticed what look very much like striped cucumber beetles on my tomatillos. Along with their appearance, the damage is consistent with pics I have seen. However, I find it odd that they are only on my tomatillos and are, so far (fortunately), ignoring the squash, melons and cucumbers just a few feet away. Also, there were several hundred of these slimy little brownish grubs on the undersides of the tomatillo leaves. I put on a pair of gloves and crushed hundreds of them. Finally, I thinned their numbers to the point where I think the hornets I have seen eating these larvae can keep up with them. This is also curious as I have read that striped cucumber beetles lay their eggs in the ground and the larvae eat the roots of the plants rather than climbing up to eat the leaves. Any idea of what these guys are?

Thanks,

Scott

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