Red Small bugs on my watermelon plants

watermelon mama · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:23 pm

I have a group of red little bugs that are crawling all over my watermelon plants. They look like small little red ants.
Does anyone know what i can SAFELY use on the watermelon plants.\

sandih · **Posted:** Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:06 am

is there any way you can provide an image so we can help ID this bug? Or descibe them with a little more detail?

Tricky Grama · **Posted:** Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:01 pm

W. Mama-
I'd spray garrett juice w/garlc pepper tea no matter what!
Patty

dragonfly · **Posted:** Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:16 pm

Leaf-footed bugs have been numerous this year, and their nymphs are reddish-orange, and long and thin. If you weren't really looking closely, I can see where you might think they were ants. Do a google search on them and see if that's what you have.

MrsMRRoss · **Posted:** Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:33 pm

I also found these on my watermelon today and I also noticed a large split or crevice and I am not sure what might have caused the crack the red bugs or the extra rain we have received. Did you happen to notice if they damaged your fruit :?:

Red Small bugs on my watermelon plants

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