Here are a few cool pics I took of a cicada a few days ago. It had just molted, so couldn’t move until it dried out. I’m sure it was less than happy to pose for these photos.
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Cicada
Posted in Insects on July 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
>Saving the Fall Harvest
Posted in caterpillar, pests on November 12, 2009| 1 Comment »
>Soldier Bug Update
Posted in pests, stink bug on October 8, 2009| 1 Comment »
>Today I looked closer at what I thought were “Spined Solder Bugs”, which are beneficial insects. I found three of them sucking from a tomato. Well, I was thinking that it didn’t seem like a very beneficial thing to do so I took another look at the Texas Bug Book and found that they are stink bugs. So I now have the trifecta on my cherry tomato plants, Tomato Horn Worms, Leaf-Footed Bugs and Stink Bugs. I will try and get a picture tomorrow while I am removing them.
>One of those Days
Posted in cutworm, okra, pests, recipes on October 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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>Bug Battles
Posted in leaf-footed bug, pests, squash-vine borer on June 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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This weekend I’ve been battling two bugs, the leaf-footed bug and the dreaded squash-vine borer. The squash vine borer took out half of my zucchini several weeks ago, but had not been near the pumpkin. I read that they prefer other squash to pumpkins, so I was hoping mine would go untouched. Unfortunately, no such luck. I did have SVBs take out pumpkins in the same bed last year, so there is always the chance that these came from an overwintering pupae. Just in case, I plan on avoiding pumpkins next year, since I only have one spot to plant 30 sq ft 🙂Â