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for laying bright orange eggs. It makes it much easier to eliminate you nasty little things from my garden!
Thank you Colorado potato beetle....
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hoodat
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Considerate little critter isn't it? BTW don't pick any eggs that are discolored. They probably contain a larvae of a parasitic wasp that is helping you out.
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I was surprised to find a VERY large potato bug crawling across bare ground in the garden while I was setting out peppers, yesterday. There was only some cabbage way over there and some kale and celeriac way over there.
I figure she was plump with eggs after overwintering and imagined that she was heading towards my Anaheim and jalapeno peppers.
I pretended that she was, anyway :/.
Steve
I figure she was plump with eggs after overwintering and imagined that she was heading towards my Anaheim and jalapeno peppers.
I pretended that she was, anyway :/.
Steve
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Today will go down in potato beetle history as the Great Squashing of 2010.
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Right now I'm squashing the larva. I've only seen 2-3 of the actual beetles.
Beetles: http://www.yorkblog.com/onlyyork/Colorado_potato_beetle.jpg
Larva: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/17/20135174_05f64005c5.jpg
The larva are so gross! The first day I saw them, there were a bunch, but every day since I've had to squish fewer & fewer of them. And so far they've left my tomatoes alone.
I've read potatoes can handle a pretty significant defoliation & still produce tubers, but tomatoes don't fare so well.
Beetles: http://www.yorkblog.com/onlyyork/Colorado_potato_beetle.jpg
Larva: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/17/20135174_05f64005c5.jpg
The larva are so gross! The first day I saw them, there were a bunch, but every day since I've had to squish fewer & fewer of them. And so far they've left my tomatoes alone.
I've read potatoes can handle a pretty significant defoliation & still produce tubers, but tomatoes don't fare so well.
