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Brendan starts with ... Hello, Great forum, now that we are doing our landscaping etc I will be referring here frequently to try and find some more great tips.... When we moved into our new house in Tarneit, and even before the house was built the section had a lot of these bugs on it. They appear to have bred and at one stage the fence had a few hundred of them all. They drive the cats mad on the windows! Anyways they appear to suck the weeds (only plants in section so far...), and seem to mate by docking on the rear, so they walk round attached..... I cant find any reference to them in any books, they are close to some beatles, but not close enough. Any thoughts? Cheers Brendan
| About the Author Brendan8 Tarneit 11th November 2009 12:20pm #UserID: 2997 Posts: 14 View All Brendan8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Dekka Newcastle 11th November 2009 3:24pm #UserID: 102 Posts: 219 View All Dekka's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Dindymus versicolor would be my guess - the Harlequin bug.They can mass in hundreds on some favoured plants, especially fond of soft fruits - mulberries, raspberries etc. The recommended treatment is spraying with soapy water which damages their protective shield. Young bugs look quite different in shape and color, kind of a pinkish red with no wings, still swarm together tho.
| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 11th November 2009 4:06pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Thanks, that looks like them same species at least. The difference with these are the dots on the back that look like small holes (but aren't), I will take some more(in focus) photos... they certainly mass together. The little ones are different, more all red. Thankfully they are just eating weeds at the moment. Thanks for the comments. | About the Author Brendan8 Tarneit 11th November 2009 4:13pm #UserID: 2997 Posts: 14 View All Brendan8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan8 Tarneit 11th November 2009 4:17pm #UserID: 2997 Posts: 14 View All Brendan8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 13th November 2009 9:58am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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