There's 3 of these on a pepper plant

ContainerTed · July 4, 2009

One of my Sweet Red Cherry pepper plants has 3 of these sitting on it. They are not on any other pepper or tomato plant, and they've been out there for 3 days that I know of. I don't see any damage to fruit or foliage.

Can anybody put a name on this thing?

Ted

liannenc · July 4, 2009

Looks like it might be a Coreid, or Leaf-footed, bug. Check this page and see what you think.

Blueaussi · July 4, 2009

Was it you who had the little red feller on some of your plants?

http://www.entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatu...footed_bug.htm

Thanks to liannenc for the google clue.

Bdobs · July 4, 2009

Ahhh
That would be your common "Scary, Freaky, Alien looking uggg bug"

ContainerTed · July 4, 2009

Blueaussi, that is a perfect match. And yes, I had the nymphs as well.

What I can't figure out now is why they only preferred my two pepper plants and nothing else. And, if they were eating fruit, they didn't eat much.

Anyhow, you can list them in the "past tense" as I am not organic and the Malathion just went into my 32 ounce spray bottle and the "leaf-footed's are a falling" and it ain't even fall yet.

Rather than put the strongest chemicals on all plants, I keep the strong guns in a small spray bottle (recycled 409 bottle) that I use for easy targets like this.

Ted

TZ-OH6 · July 4, 2009

They have peircing-sucking mouthparts so all you will see are discolored spots within the fruit where they have sucked juices out.

tjg911 · July 4, 2009

picture 1 looks like a squash bug. if you pop it are the guts a bluish color? also the guts smells exactly like capers if you know what that is.

both of those positively id it as a squash bug.

tom

ContainerTed · July 5, 2009

Tom, I did squash one and it bled white. What made the match with Blueaussie's link perfect was that I had the nymphs and then the adults - and on the same two (somewhat isolated) plants.

Here's the two pictures that I took together.
(And, yes, I DO know what capers smell like)

Ted

July 4, 2009	#4
Bdobs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Martinez, CA Posts: 92	Ahhh That would be your common "Scary, Freaky, Alien looking uggg bug" __________________ -Brian

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ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Blueaussi, that is a perfect match. And yes, I had the nymphs as well. What I can't figure out now is why they only preferred my two pepper plants and nothing else. And, if they were eating fruit, they didn't eat much. Anyhow, you can list them in the "past tense" as I am not organic and the Malathion just went into my 32 ounce spray bottle and the "leaf-footed's are a falling" and it ain't even fall yet. Rather than put the strongest chemicals on all plants, I keep the strong guns in a small spray bottle (recycled 409 bottle) that I use for easy targets like this. Ted __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

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tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	picture 1 looks like a squash bug. if you pop it are the guts a bluish color? also the guts smells exactly like capers if you know what that is. both of those positively id it as a squash bug. tom __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life

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liannenc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Zone 7b in Concord, North Carolina Posts: 76	Looks like it might be a Coreid, or Leaf-footed, bug. Check this page and see what you think.

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Blueaussi Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Zone 8a Posts: 1,205	Was it you who had the little red feller on some of your plants? http://www.entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatu...footed_bug.htm Thanks to liannenc for the google clue.

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TZ-OH6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mid-Ohio Posts: 847	They have peircing-sucking mouthparts so all you will see are discolored spots within the fruit where they have sucked juices out.