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Offline Patty S

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Beetles on my rhubarb
« on: Jul 13, 2007, 03:59:29 PM »
There are oddles & oodles of these guys on my rhubarb!  Looks like they're snacking! (I'm not seeing them on any thing else in my veggie garden.)

     
As you can see, they have a red spot on their backs.

What are they & how do I get rid of them?
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Re: Beetles on my rhubarb
« Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2007, 10:34:37 PM »
I saw one of those bugs on the deck tonight, Patty. I don't know what it is, but am hoping to find out soon, too...
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Re: Beetles on my rhubarb
« Reply #2 on: Jul 14, 2007, 01:00:23 PM »
I took A sprayer of Safer (brand) "Insect Killing Soap" out there this morning, & ~~ ZAP ~~ ...one squirt & they dropped off like bad habits, DEAD!

There were several of these guys out there on the rhubarb,
     
but I shooed them off before I sprayed, cuz I seem to remember reading somewhere that these are "good" bugs... they eat aphids or something. I don't know what these are called either, but I'm going to see if I can find the link where I read about them.

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