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Eeek Bugs!!!
They are all over my peach tree and I am not sure if they are good or bad bugs! They certainly don't look good!! They are little and black with a spiny body, six legs (so definitely insect) and two yellow horizontal stripes on their body. My poor peach tree can't take much more after the gummosis and I don't know if these are hurting it more, Please have a look at the pics and tell me if you know what they are.
Thanks,
B
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Time: 18th November 2010 8:09am

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
Don't panic, they are actually doing you a favour. They are the larval form of the Ladybird, voracious eaters of aphids. Best not to spray, they will decimate any population of pests. They pupate on the tree itself and should emerge a few weeks later into adult ladybirds.

Time: 18th November 2010 8:46am

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Ms Bee says...
yay!! thanks for letting me know. My daughter will be pleased.

Time: 18th November 2010 9:30am

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Brendan says...
Anyone know what this is? Never seen him before.
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Time: 18th November 2011 8:59am

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
It looks like one of the native centipedes but there are so many species in the bush I wouldn't know which one it is. Pretty harmless tho, most likely doing you a favour by chomping on all the other pests.

Time: 18th November 2011 10:14am

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BJ says...
Looks like the native 'house centipede' Allothereua maculata, though it could be the mediterranian 'house centipede' Scutigera coleoptrata?

I love the look of them, but they are definately not 'wife friendly'.

Time: 18th November 2011 10:22am

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amanda says...
That's a great pic Brendan! I have never seen anything like it. Isn't nature amazing :) I wonder why it's legs have adapted that way...

Time: 18th November 2011 8:21pm

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Diana says...
Those ones with long legs can run really fast

Time: 18th November 2011 10:33pm

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Brendan says...
Don't think I'll be seeing him again, not long after taking that pic, a kookaburra flew in and took him :-(

Time: 19th November 2011 7:46am

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