RE: [CH] what bug is this?
Dan Turkette (dan@tekinteractive.com)
Fri, 21 May 2004 10:01:57 -0500
I believe this is the culprit:
White Bug:
http://tinyurl.com/2x3jb
Regards,
Dan
www.americanspice.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Graham [mailto:spooky130@cox.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 9:45 AM
> To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> Subject: [CH] what bug is this?
>
> I saw a strange bug on one of my pepper plants a few minutes ago...and
> am hoping someone here can help identify it (and tell me what to do if
> I see more). It was white---and when I say white, I mean white, as in
> as white as beach sand (or fresh snow if you live up north), somewhere
> around 1mm long...and about as wide, appeared to have six or more legs
> (I didn't try to count---they were hard to see), and was hanging about
> on the stem of the plant. It might have been a very tiny caterpillar,
> but I'm just not sure....
>
> Does this beastie sound familiar to anyone? Is seeing one a problem?
> Or should I not worry until I see a lot of them (assuming they're bad
> to begin with)?
>
> Btw, the plant in question shows no visible signs of damage...in fact,
> it's quite healthy (my pepper plants are really going nuts this
> year---most have more than quadrupled in size in the last few weeks).
>
> Thanks,
> --jim
>
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