Re: [CH] Bugs
Dave Drum (dirty_dave@chillicooks.org)
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:18:47 -0500
Beth in Texas wrote:
> Greetings from Texas, Jim:
>
> Those updated photos help. I think that you have a buXXload of the
> Leaf-Footed Bug. He's a bad guy but not as bad as stink bugs, at least
> in my garden. When I first started noticing them years ago, I was
> thinking they were Assassin Bug juveniles but they did not grow up that
> way. I can see the "leaf foot" starting to develop on the older teens.
> I have not experienced noticeable damage from them but I do know they
> can get out of control and I try to nab them in the juvenile stage with
> Neem but there are soooooooooo many of them! I started early this year
> and their population is minimal so there is plenty of hope to ward off
> the nuisance. They get trapped under my shade house when they fly and
> navigate into my hair. YIKES!
>
> Various stages of the Leaf-Footed Bug:
> http://tinyurl.com/5z32gx
I do believe you've nailed it.
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