Can you help identify these bugs?
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April
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Hi Hometalk community!
This is my first post, and I'm asking a question on behalf of my parents, who have a large garden on Long Island, New York.
They always have lots of luck growing pumpkins, zucchinis, and other plants with large vines and leaves. But this year, two different types of bugs have been eating their way through the leaves like crazy. The one looks almost like a ladybug, and I have no idea about the other.
Do any of you know the names of these bugs? And if so, how to stop them from destroying their plants?
Thanks!
April
This is my first post, and I'm asking a question on behalf of my parents, who have a large garden on Long Island, New York.
They always have lots of luck growing pumpkins, zucchinis, and other plants with large vines and leaves. But this year, two different types of bugs have been eating their way through the leaves like crazy. The one looks almost like a ladybug, and I have no idea about the other.
Do any of you know the names of these bugs? And if so, how to stop them from destroying their plants?
Thanks!
April
looks like a lady bug they eat aphids google images of lady bug
They are cucumber beetles(adults) with a larva. Spray bottle with dish soap and
water is the easiest way to control them.
Here in Louisiana they are calling them ASIAN beetles.. In the winter they come by the groves most gardeners that plant for winter crops mix blue dawn dish soap and a few of drops of Tabasco sauce in sprayer and give the pest a light mist .. They do bite and wreck havoc on your walls. If they get in your house . They leave poop trails on Windows and walls .
i just read the agg. Dept says use lemon oil and if you have a problem with them coming inside spray your doors and windows and frames
I've been told that they call them Japanese bettles. I live in Missouri and we stiill have them in the window sills and lights. They like to bite too. They did a news report on them on my local tv station a few years ago.
Are these what in the UK are called Harlequin Ladybirds? Invasive species from Asia way! The beetles & larvae look very similar, apart from the larvae is different colour from ones I've actually seen myself. There are dozens of different mutations of Harlequin Ladybirds.. Claire from England :)
Liquid DAWN and water in spray bottle works for most bugs. I use this spray on my rose bushes also....