Re: Re(2) Re:Stink Bugs was Ripe Tomatoes Was: Ripe oranges
Dave wrote
> Ahem, slight correction here Janet - they can be a terrible pest here
> and do immense damage in some years. We call them Capsid bugs here
> and they have long been the scourge of orchards throughout the
> country. They cause varying degrees of disfigurement to apples,
> pears, plums, cucumber, melons, courgettes marrows and almost any
> other fruit you care to mention. They happily ruin both outdoor and
> indoor tomatoes and the terrible mess they can make of large leaved
> plants is extremely irksome. Unfortunately the parasitic wasp is not
> available here and I'm forced to resort to dimethoate.
>
> This year in particular has been terrible for them with literally
> thousands infesting every plant. Even worse is the great risk of virus
> being spread from outside sources. The damned things even bite -
> several times I've had one land on my arm and have it mistaken for a
> leaf! Its a sharp stabbing twinge I could well do without.
>
> Dave Poole
> TORQUAY UK
>
Dave
thats really interesting. Our homes in England were always Midlands or
further North. I had never seen the wretched things before we came here. My
quote of 'they are not a major pest in the UK' is lifted directly from the
reply I received from the RHS at Wisley! Shows how much they know about
regional variations!
Janet
Richard & Janet Blenkinship
Crete
janetble@otenet.gr
