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lizard
Joined: 18 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 7:05 am Post subject: small metallic green bugs eating butterfly bush help! |
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What can I do about these small metallic green bugs? They are eating our
butterfly bush at a very rapid pace. There must be hundreds of the little
monsters. |
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sandih
Joined: 04 Apr 2003
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Location: Dallas,TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like flea beetles. They look black, but in the sun do have a dark green metallic look to them. Check out the link below and see if that's what it looks like.
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/coleoptera/fleabeetle/0212.97fleabeetle.html
Here's also some information on organic control for the little beast..
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/fleabeetle.html |
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sandih
Joined: 04 Apr 2003
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Location: Dallas,TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2003 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| One more thing..since the flea beetle larva are in the soil, beneficial nematodes would help control the next generation from emerging. |
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amodekraft
Joined: 14 Jul 2003
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Location: Salado
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| Are you sure they are not japanese beetles? They have few predators so I just hand pick them (with gloves) and toss them in a bucket of soapy water. I might be crazy but to me this is fun :lol: |
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