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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2008 12:18:20 GMT
Sorry, no pic, but unfortunately one of my pots of runner beans got a bad caes of blackfly and since I could see numerous ladybirds on there as well, I decided to let it go as I had another pot on the go which has not been affected at all. Was looking last night and noticed that there was no sign of the ladybirds, but there was a lot of another sort of bug on there which had black and red spotting on it but had a spiky back instead. Anyone got an idea what they are, and should I be concerned? Can't say I've come across them before. EDIT - scrap that, seems I have a good colony of Ladybird larva on the runner beans; www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/ladybird.htm |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 6, 2008 13:05:59 GMT
That was a good bit of detective work on your part DG. A child at school bought some ladybirds and their larva into school just before we broke up and I didn't put 2 and 2 together when I read your post! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2008 14:10:52 GMT
I had a suspicion they were Ladybirds of some sort, but they just look so different to the cute little red and black ones you normally see. Quite scary actually, in a 'would be scary if they were the size of a dog' kinda way.  Now I've just got to make sure I can keep them in the garden. I've been laying off the chemicals a bit more this year so hopefully, if they decide to stay they can do a lot of the work for me. |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 6, 2008 14:46:23 GMT
They certainly don't get many of their looks from their parents initially! ;D
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Post by Dutchy on Aug 6, 2008 18:42:18 GMT
They sure don't and there are hoverfly larvae that are equally spiky backed ugly.
Those are the good guys as well as they too munch through the greenfly.
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Post by Dutchy on Aug 6, 2008 18:43:23 GMT
They certainly don't get many of their looks from their parents initially! ;D  So it might be true the older one gets the more you begin to look like your parents. Or is it just Ladybirds  |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 6, 2008 18:51:45 GMT
Or the older you get the more lovely looking you become!!! ;D
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Post by Barbara on Aug 7, 2008 7:18:06 GMT
no dutchy not just ladybirds, i see my mum every morning in my mirror,and she's been gone 15 years  |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Aug 7, 2008 8:00:03 GMT
....I've been laying off the chemicals a bit more this year... Well, DG, if you keep off them maybe you won't encounter those scary things out there... OM |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2008 8:56:38 GMT
....I've been laying off the chemicals a bit more this year... Well, DG, if you keep off them maybe you won't encounter those scary things out there... OM  |
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So it might be true the older one gets the more you begin to look like your parents.
