Geranium Pest...

Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited August 25, 2008 in Holy Macro
Capsid bug (I'm sure) on one of the geranium flowers in the back garden this afternoon. These bugs are real pests when you get them and make a real mess of your plants. This one flew away into next doors garden, so that's one less to worry about for a while, unless it had been leaving baby deposits behind....



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  • GOLDENORFEGOLDENORFE Super Moderators Posts: 4,747 moderator
    edited August 24, 2008
    yes ,i agree Paul. i have hundreds of the damm things,destroying everything.
    good pictures, the only shot i will take of them is with two fingers squashing them!!
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    GOLDENORFE wrote:
    yes ,i agree Paul. i have hundreds of the damm things,destroying everything.
    good pictures, the only shot i will take of them is with two fingers squashing them!!
    phil


    Laughing.gif Phil.

    To be honest, there are so few bugs in my garden compared to say Brian's, and some of the more climate warm posters, I'm just happy to find them sometimes!


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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    Lovely captures Paul. I do find a few of these bugs around but not in major numbers
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    I really like the pov in #3.
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    Thanks for looking and commenting.

    I have found some caterpillars on a different geranium - I'll upload them later on.


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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    clap.gif splendid photos !
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    Thank you Awais ! :ivar


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  • IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    Paul Iddon wrote:
    Laughing.gif Phil.

    To be honest, there are so few bugs in my garden compared to say Brian's, and some of the more climate warm posters, I'm just happy to find them sometimes!


    Paul.


    Well I'm still convinced you've kidnapped all the bugs from my garden Paul :D...

    As always a great set of shots mate :)
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    Cheers Ian. (I'm not a serial bugnapper, honest!)


    Don't you agree though, that the images look better here still than DF?



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  • IPClarkIPClark Registered Users Posts: 2,355 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    Paul Iddon wrote:
    Cheers Ian. (I'm not a serial bugnapper, honest!)


    Don't you agree though, that the images look better here still than DF?



    Paul.


    Yes, they look much better here :) (and are more appreciated too ;-)
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Paul Iddon wrote:
    Capsid bug (I'm sure) on one of the geranium flowers in the back garden this afternoon. These bugs are real pests when you get them and make a real mess of your plants. This one flew away into next doors garden, so that's one less to worry about for a while, unless it had been leaving baby deposits behind....

    Paul.

    Hi Paul, pests and weeds are often quite pretty, funny how that works.

    Do they eat plants or do nasty things to them besides eating?
    Not familiar with this one .... Skippy :D
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Skippy wrote:
    Hi Paul, pests and weeds are often quite pretty, funny how that works.

    Do they eat plants or do nasty things to them besides eating?
    Not familiar with this one .... Skippy :D
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    They can decimate the garden.....


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