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7th December 2023, 01:51 PM #1
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please help identify these garden bugs
please help identify these garden bugs
Bug 1.jpegbug 2.jpeg
My lady tells me these are horrendous.
I've found quite a few.
But don't know enough about them to call it an infestation.Thanks,
Barry G. Sumpter
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7th December 2023, 05:20 PM #2
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7th December 2023, 06:24 PM #3
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Harlequin bug Dindymus versicolor
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7th December 2023, 08:26 PM #4
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Agree.
Originally Posted by mic-d
Colours in first photo were a bit confusing but second photo is definitely a harlequin bug.
Used to be very common in Melbourne when I was a kid in the 1950s but very rarely seen where I've been in north east Melbourne suburbs over last 40 odd years.
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8th December 2023, 11:42 AM #5
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Thanks to all who replied.
The first pic is two mating.
I've seen 100's mating.
And only one of the Harlequin.
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Finally:
Pyrrhocoroidea - Wikipedia
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Other than soap and water, I Can't seem to find a pesticide that specifically mentions Pyrrhocoroidea.Thanks,
Barry G. Sumpter
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9th December 2023, 05:11 PM #6
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they can be pesky sometimes....
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9th December 2023, 05:22 PM #7
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LOL!
Definitely.
Flame Thrower has been considered.
But have settled on a Proton Pack.
One for me
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And one for each of my team.
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Who ya gonna call!Thanks,
Barry G. Sumpter
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