show us your bugs.

[ken dog]

I thought this might be a fun thread for us farmers.

Here's one of mine... a ladybug.

 

[Coir]

Aphidoletes Aphidimyza larva biting an aphid knee. They inject toxin into the aphid through the knee joint and once the aphid is paralyzed, they bite into the abdomen and drink out the sugary fluid.

 

[Seamaiden]

Ok, hold on. A bald-faced hornet eating a yellow jacket that I never identified.

 

[Coir]

Bald faced hornets are no joke. One of the worst stings I ever had. They are extremely aggressive anytime you get within distance of the nest. They were dive bombing me every time I went into my shop. The nest was at the peak of the roof under the overhang.

 

[Seamaiden]

Sheesh! I'd never seen them before and frankly, couldn't believe my eyes. This thing was, as you could have told me, HUGE! I felt a little bit sorry for the yellow jacket, but the moment was fleeting.

 

[Coir]

Here is the adult Aphidoletes Aphidimyza. They are attracted to the honeydew left behind by aphids. The lay their eggs in the middle of the aphid colony. To give you an idea of the size, this adult is smaller than a fungus gnat.

 

[Slowitdown]

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Here is the adult Aphidoletes Aphidimyza. They are attracted to the honeydew left behind by aphids. The lay their eggs in the middle of the aphid colony. To give you an idea of the size, this adult is smaller than a fungus gnat.

That's crazy looking.

 

[Coir]

Thrip larva(left) being hunted down by Amblysius cucumeris(right) The predatory mite Amblysius Cucumeris provides complete control of adult and immature thrips that are living on the leaves. I place slow release bags in the crop at the first signs and forget about them.

 

[ken dog]

happy new year farmers!!!

I need your help farmers...
I went over to my buddies house today, and we found one of these in his room.
it was hard to catch, because it flies.

I took it home and took a picture of it next to a scalpel, so you can get some idea of the size.

anyone know what it is?
sorry for the quality, it was taken with my smartphone... and it's the best I can do.

 

[Seamaiden]

Either fungus gnat or root aphid. I can't remember which one's wings lay flat over top of each other and which one's wings meet in a little pyramid over their back.

 

[ken dog]

thanks seamaiden... He thinks he got them in dirt, but he has an ebb and flow table as well.

are they found both in water and dirt?

 

[Seamaiden]

IME they're found around plants. ;) My first experience with root aphids was in an outdoor hempy tub, pure perlite.

 

[Smoking Gun]

I forgot what kind of wasp this is. Please feel free to name it if you know.

 

[ken dog]

thanks Seamaiden,:)
I looked it up just now...

I'll find out a little bit more before I give him a call... it looks like he needs to do something about them.

and I don't want to accidentally get them.

 

[Smoking Gun]

This little guy joined me for a puff while trimming up a few outdoor plants.

 

[Seamaiden]

Last night my son taught me that the 'caterpillars' that devastate out OD buds is a hornworm. Whenever we see those little white moths, we've got a problem brewing.

 

[Smoking Gun]

Somewhere in my pics is a few of a hornworm munching on a pepper plant of mine.

 

[NickTheGreek]

I thought this might be a fun thread for us farmers.

Here's one of mine... a ladybug.

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how do you like working with the lady bugs?

 

[ken dog]

how do you like working with the lady bugs?

I gave up on them because I didn't like the fact that they would get everywhere that they could hide... When you want to clean your lights for example, you'd find several here and there.

I got tired of cleaning up lady bug shells. LOL