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.