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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: New England
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I thought I'd share a picture of what I just found on my tomato plant. It is a well camoflaged little critter. The beetles were a problem earlier in the season, but they eventually went away. Now the larve are out and they are easy to miss. They carry a mound of "poop" on their back to ward off their enemies and they look like bird droppings at a glance.
Larve: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...eetlelarva.jpg Beetle: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ugontomato.jpg |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Z5b SW Ont Canada
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Thx for the pics. I saw something similar today & thought the same thing - bird poop! - but I'll look more closely tomorrow!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: S. FLorida / Zone 10
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Insects are so fascinating. Thanks for posting larvae picture--who would of thought that glob would become the very beautiful tortoise beetle. But such a transformation is so common in insect world.
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Tomatoville® Recipe Keeper
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7
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Thanks for posting that pic! What a strange but ingenious way to camo oneself. (okay, after posting that I am imagining quips from k)
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