Re: Smashed Cukes and Bugs!

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Smashed Cukes and Bugs!
• From: "SueNY" s*@att.net
• Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 18:15:39 -0400
• References: <001d01c6864f$34194ed0$424db18e@oldcoot3> <7.0.1.0.2.20060602102717.0370fbf0@earthlink.net> <007301c6866b$19da2ff0$5f4bb18e@oldcoot3> <7.0.1.0.2.20060602124130.036e4e40@earthlink.net> <001901c6868b$ef3fcdb0$d906b18e@oldcoot3> 03e501c6868d$dd3fe260$a7a14b0c@host 03e501c68690$3079f770$6401a8c0@daryl2005

Hi Daryl (and everyone else who responded!)
   Judging from the links you gave I do think they are lady bugs, but I will
share a pic I took and see what you wise folks think. :-)

Sue
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Smashed Cukes and Bugs!


> Sorry to hear about your hail. We had 4 such episodes last year.
>
> The bugs are quite likely ladybugs. There are many different types and
color
> patterns. They're probably eating aphids or some other critter that's
making
> your bush look miserable. Please DON'T spray them!
>
> The "children" don't look a thing like their parents, either. There's a
> picture here:
> http://entomology.unl.edu/ornamentals/beneficials/beetles/c7lady_btl2.jpg
> and here:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Other/goodpest/harml2.jpg
> and a pupa here:
> http://ipm.ncsu.edu/current_ipm/02PestNews/02News6/harm6.jpg
>
> d

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