Re: boxelder bug
At first I thought they were ladybugs but they were the wrong shape. They
range in size from smaller then a pin head up to all most as large as a
boxelder bug. I had no idea what they were until I saw a boxelder bug fly
around the plant and they are the same thing without wings.
----- Original Message -----
From: Diann Barbee Thoma <diannthoma@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] boxelder bug
> What do they look like?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU] On Behalf Of
> bykands
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 2:38 PM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: [SG] boxelder bug
>
> Hello,
> Does anyone have any idea of how I can rid my Brunnera macrophylla of
> boxelder bug nymphs? We always have boxelder bugs but it has never been a
> problem in our gardens. Is this just a quirk or should we be checking all
> of our plants?
> Thanks,
> Sue
>
>
> Ken and Sue Dutton
> 2620 Lake Shore Ave.
> Little Canada, MN 55117
> k*@aol.com
> http://www.ks-plantmarkers.com
