SOS ASAP New Bug

[carolyn137]

Originally Posted by bcday

Carolyn, can you clarify whether "lots of legs" means more than six? For identification purposes it might help to know if we are looking for insect (six *true* legs) or not insect (more than six legs).

Identification aside, Sevin absolutely will nuke them and also any beneficial invertebrate critters that come into contact with it. I've used it in the past as a last resort on potatoes and cucurbits at the expense of earthworms and ladybugs.

Many more than just 6 on each side of wee jointed reddish legs.

I haven' used Sevin, well, I can't remember when I last did use it, but I think right now it's the easiest way to approach this problem so will ask Freda to pick up a couple of those canisters of dust from Agway. That way the sprayer can be left for Fung-O nil and possibly some foliar fertilizers later in the season. Besides, dust is easier than liquid.

What I don't know is if this beetle, and I'll call it a beetle for now, is an adult or what? With that hard shell that Freda told me about I tend to think it is an adult form.

88F here and climbing. I got it cooled down inside b'c I was up early for the tennis matches and the trees help to keep it cool inside as well.

B/c of the possible Black BEar appearances I don't keep the front door screen exposed b'c one swipe and the momma bear could be in here and I don't keep the center portion of the big windows in the front room open to the screens for the same reason.

As soon as the tennis finishes for today I have to do a pen sketch of the two raised beds by the front door and the big one out back to let Freda know where I want this and that planted.

Actually I' d like her to first plant some veggy seed in the big containers out back, like several different kinds of summer squash, same for cukes, my fingerling potatoes, possibly some different kinds of carrots, I dunno about radishes, it seems rather late but it's suposed to get cooler by Thursday, so maybe the radishes, some lettuce and some kohlrabi and possibly some early small white turnips which I eat like candy.

Now back to tennis for a bit.

[Stepheninky]

I agree Seven should work, least it would be my go to. I also think it sounds at least like some sort of beetle. (was it shiny or dull ? )

One thing to note on Seven is that if it gets real cold and is stored where it can freeze it does not work nearly as well from my past experience. So I recomend you use what yea got but get a new bottle when you can.

Sorry we posted about the same time, powder would work well.

[Stepheninky]

Just wanted to add about the radishes, You could try planting them with your carrots. Carrots germinate and start really slow. The radishes will make in just about the right timing that they will be gone when the carrots really start to develop. its a good combo and the radishes seem to work in a complementary way to the carrots.

[bcday]

Um, beetles are insects and they only have 6 legs total (3 on each side), as do all true insects. Not that Sevin wouldn't do them in, but if we want to know exactly what kind of critter is chomping on the mater leaves, we can rule out 6-legged ones like any and all beetles since Carolyn says the ones Freda found have more than 6 legs on each side -- meaning, more than 12 legs total.