Search
Latest topics
» Hire a professional hacker! (Telegram: Blackhat_plug)by FedorRasputin3 Today at 12:57 am
» Frequency/amt to water
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 9:09 pm
» N&C Midwest: June 2023
by Scorpio Rising Yesterday at 2:50 pm
» Famous Gardening Quotes
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 10:18 am
» Easy Refrigerator Pickles from Extra Produce
by OhioGardener Yesterday at 9:25 am
» Tea Time -- Compost Tea, that is
by OhioGardener 6/3/2023, 7:07 pm
» Hello from Central Missouri, Zone 6a
by Scorpio Rising 6/3/2023, 3:48 pm
» N&C Midwest: May 2023
by OhioGardener 6/1/2023, 8:55 pm
» Kiwi's SFG Adventure
by KiwiSFGnewbie 5/31/2023, 4:32 pm
» Walking stick kale
by sanderson 5/31/2023, 1:38 pm
» Why Letting Weeds Run Wild Can Actually Help Your Garden
by sanderson 5/30/2023, 2:35 pm
» What are you eating from your garden today?
by OhioGardener 5/30/2023, 12:11 pm
» Teaming with Microbes Kindle Sale (Mem. Day weekend 2023)
by sanderson 5/29/2023, 3:14 pm
» Mid-Atlantic New Host Intro & Info
by JAM23 5/29/2023, 8:38 am
» Paul's First SFGs
by pkadare 5/28/2023, 11:06 am
» Poppy seeds - Hungarian Blue Breadseed
by AtlantaMarie 5/28/2023, 6:12 am
» Sluggo Plus
by sanderson 5/27/2023, 3:23 pm
» What Have You Picked From Your Garden Today
by OhioGardener 5/25/2023, 6:25 pm
» Centpedes
by OhioGardener 5/25/2023, 6:19 pm
» beneficial nematodes
by OhioGardener 5/24/2023, 9:18 pm
» Senseless Banter...
by markqz 5/24/2023, 5:39 pm
» Pre-Filling a 30" Raised Bed
by toledobend 5/24/2023, 1:10 pm
» Happy Birthday!!
by AtlantaMarie 5/24/2023, 7:03 am
» Aphids & Their Predators
by MrBooker 5/24/2023, 6:01 am
» Hello from Bobcaygeon, Ontario
by Scorpio Rising 5/20/2023, 1:52 pm
» Spring Flowers
by OhioGardener 5/18/2023, 6:23 pm
» My Solar Dehydrator at Work
by sanderson 5/18/2023, 3:10 pm
» French Tarragon
by sanderson 5/18/2023, 12:41 pm
» Birds of the Garden
by sanderson 5/15/2023, 8:49 pm
» New Compost PIle, 2nd attempt
by Chuck d'Argy 5/13/2023, 11:43 am
Google
can anyone identify these?
+2
sanderson
jazzycat
6 posters
Page 1 of 1
can anyone identify these?
So I went out earlier to check on the garden, and I found these two bugs on my avocado tree. I think I read they're bad news, but I wanted to be sure before I squash them.
Does anyone know what they are?


Where should I be looking to see if there are more? Do they like certain plants? Have certain places they like to hide, etc.?
Thanks bunches!
Does anyone know what they are?


Where should I be looking to see if there are more? Do they like certain plants? Have certain places they like to hide, etc.?
Thanks bunches!
jazzycat- Posts : 596
Join date : 2013-03-12
Location : Savannah, GA
Re: can anyone identify these?
hmmmmm... checking the forum in the pest section, it appears it might be some kind of a lady bug? I could swear I'd seen a picture of these somewhere saying they were bad. I'll keep checking, but if anyone knows, it would be greatly appreciated. 

jazzycat- Posts : 596
Join date : 2013-03-12
Location : Savannah, GA
Re: can anyone identify these?
From the photo, they look like lady bug pupa, the 3rd stage, before they emerge as adults. Here is a short You Tube video showing the 4 cycles: egg, larval, pupal and adult. The larva look gross, but I'm glad I found out what they were before I started squishing them!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exjuH-Wpc6Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exjuH-Wpc6Q
Re: can anyone identify these?
Yep! That's it! I'm so happy to know there are ladybugs here. I saw an adult one a few weeks ago, but that's the first time I've noticed one here. 

jazzycat- Posts : 596
Join date : 2013-03-12
Location : Savannah, GA
ArkansasSFGardener-
Posts : 87
Join date : 2013-05-01
Age : 33
Location : Lonoke, Arkansas 7b
Re: can anyone identify these?
Can anyone help identify these pupa (?) cases? My first thought was scale but I don't think so when I look at the photo. They were on my Bower vines and I pruned where ever I saw them and disposed in the green waste can. In 20 years of having these vines, I have never seen anything like them. Thank you in advance. 

Re: can anyone identify these?
sanderson wrote:Can anyone help identify these pupa (?) cases? My first thought was scale but I don't think so when I look at the photo. They were on my Bower vines and I pruned where ever I saw them and disposed in the green waste can. In 20 years of having these vines, I have never seen anything like them. Thank you in advance.
That's a new one for me, but it is probably a critter unique to your area. There is always the entomologist.
http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/DepartmentPage.aspx?id=52245
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: can anyone identify these?
Camp, I also emailed a photo last night to a MG who helped with the curly leaf disease. I will see if the County has an entomologist again. Norm Smith retired and moved to the coast. Lucky person
Re: can anyone identify these?
I found it, I found it!!
Tamarisk Manna scale
http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/newscolumns/archives/OSL/2012/February/120209OSL.html
Tamarisk Manna scale
http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/newscolumns/archives/OSL/2012/February/120209OSL.html
Judy McConnell-
Posts : 440
Join date : 2012-05-08
Age : 82
Location : Manassas, VA(7a) and Riner, VA (7a)
Re: can anyone identify these?
Judy, I think it's a match! My question is, what the heck is it doing here in California? I will forward the link to the local MG.
Re: can anyone identify these?
it does look like a match.
has55- Posts : 2371
Join date : 2012-05-10
Location : Denton, tx
Re: can anyone identify these?
Curious about the scale being on bower vine too.
If this is the correct scale and it's major food is the tamarisk tree?? Has the tree moved into CA? Also called salt cedar, the tree is a serious pest plant in the deserts.
It probably wouldn't take much for the scale to jump from tamarisk to other plants?
These are all questions that I wonder about and have few answers.
http://www.desertmuseum.org/invaders/invaders_tamarisk.php
If this is the correct scale and it's major food is the tamarisk tree?? Has the tree moved into CA? Also called salt cedar, the tree is a serious pest plant in the deserts.
It probably wouldn't take much for the scale to jump from tamarisk to other plants?
These are all questions that I wonder about and have few answers.
http://www.desertmuseum.org/invaders/invaders_tamarisk.php
Judy McConnell-
Posts : 440
Join date : 2012-05-08
Age : 82
Location : Manassas, VA(7a) and Riner, VA (7a)
Re: can anyone identify these?
Maybe folks in drought-ridden CA are using it for xeriscape gardening? I'll keep you updated.

» Can anyone help to identify this ???
» Identify a new bug
» Can you Identify this bug
» Can anyone identify this bug?
» can you identify this insect
» Identify a new bug
» Can you Identify this bug
» Can anyone identify this bug?
» can you identify this insect
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
|
|