I had previously posted about some little red and black beetles chewing up my perennials. Well, I don't see any of them anymore, but this guy and his buddies are all over them in droves now and seem to be continuing the attack. Anybody got a clue what it is and furthermore, what to do about them?
I think its what my mom called a sap sucker.If it is I have them everywhere on my plants too and plain soapy water will veggie oil doesn't help get rid of them I would like to find something that works also as 7 dust will kill my butterflies and bees off and my hummingbirds.
I put in a request a bugguide.net...and this is what they say... "This is a "four-lined plant bug," family Miridae." here is the link: http://bugguide.net/node/view/191277 Here is a link to info on the bug: http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/vegpest/cucs/4line.htm Hope this helps.
Thank you, thank you for that info, ladies! No wonder I couldn't find anything about it online. I kept googling "beetle" and I guess that just isn't the case. Whatever the little monsters are, they sure are making a mess of my pretty flowers. I posted a pic of flowers in the gallery that shows some of the damage they did to a globe centaurea. But it's nice to know that they are manageable. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. I do love this site.
