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Came out to my outdoor patch to find what looks like to be some sort of insect damage. Can anyone confirm and if so what kind are they? I live in Illinois if that helps…

 

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Yes. Maybe thrips.

 

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Caterpillars.

 

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Ponky said:

Caterpillars.

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Are you absolutely sure? I got someone else saying thrips…

 

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The damage isn’t extensive but still wanna start my IPM regimen ASAP!!

 

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The damage isn’t extensive but still wanna start my IPM regimen ASAP!!

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It's not thrips. But treatment is always the same for soft bodied insects. Hit em with the spinosad and the DE. Or the Sulphur and pyhretherine.

 

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No way that’s thrip. Never seen this type of damage, so going to guess Brood X cicada. (Actually I have no freaking idea. But it looks like a big bug.)

Brood X | Cicadas

The Great Eastern Brood Brood X is neither the easternmost nor the largest of the broods. Even so, Brood X is among the largest (by geographic extent) broods of 17- year cicadas. A disjunct population exists on Long Island (Simon and Lloyd 1982). Populations historically recorded from Kentucky m ...

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I’d say leafhoppers from the bite size.