This is a public-interest archive. Personal data is pseudonymized and retained under GDPR Article 89.

Re: Stinkbugs???

Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html

Stink bugs are MUCH bigger than a gnat!  The mature adults run about 1 to
1-1/2 inches long.  The nymphs are very small--a little bigger than a gnat.
But, they are pale orange, not bi-color, if memory serves me or if they
haven't mutated while moving north.  I've seen the bug you've described on
my southern tomatoes, and it's a beneficial insect.  Not all bugs are bad,
so don't automatically go into the kill mode.  Assassin bugs look very much
like stink bugs, and their nymphs are black and orange.  These good guys are
predators and kill other insects, including aphids, gnats and whiteflies.
Doreen
-----Original Message-----
From: Sonya2090@aol.com <Sonya2090@aol.com>
To: sqft@listbot.com <sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: Stinkbugs???


>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
>Hi all!
>I have been floating for a while and really enjoy all the advice.  I am
>really new at this gardening thing and found some bugs on my tomato plants
>while watering.  It is a little larger than a gnat, and appears to be
>redish/black.  Can anyone shed some light on what these things are, and if
>they can be eliminated easily if bad?
>
>(My apologies to Doreen, I absently e-mailed her exclusively, and not the
>sqft list.)
>
>Sonya
>Northwest Arkansas..I forget what zone
>
>
>______________________________________________________________________
>To unsubscribe, write to sqft-unsubscribe@listbot.com
>Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/
>
>


______________________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe, write to sqft-unsubscribe@listbot.com
Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index