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At least I know what it is now, I did wonder if it was more of the sinister spying that goes on around hereDid you ever get to the bottom of it?
Are they really eating the plants? Or are they merely at the scene of the crime?....What these bugs are? They're very small, look to ba maybe a type of shield beetle, but are eating all my foxgloves, tulips, aqualigia......anything they can get to!?
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Well....they were at the scene of the crime......but what eats foxgloves?Are they really eating the plants? Or are they merely at the scene of the crime?
Aphids, mealybugs and slugs, mostly.Well....they were at the scene of the crime......but what eats foxgloves?
I've always known them as shield bugs.....What these bugs are? They're very small, look to ba maybe a type of shield beetle, but are eating all my foxgloves, tulips, aqualigia......anything they can get to!?
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Nothing else was visible, and they're only attacking plants in one wooden planter, not the rest of the garden.Well....they were at the scene of the crime......but what eats foxgloves?
I've only seen big green or big brown sheild bugs, bigger than a thumb nail in our garden, these things are about an 1/4 of the sizeI've always known them as shield bugs.
They have a lot of stages and variations.I've only seen big green or big brown sheild bugs, bigger than a thumb nail in our garden, these things are about an 1/4 of the size
I've never seen one so small, outs,are big thumbnail size and green or brownThey have a lot of stages and variations.
Looks like a Sloe Bug / Hairy Shield Bug.I've never seen one so small, outs,are big thumbnail size and green or brown
It's actually quite simple - you just get a guinea pig to do it for you.A ‘Pet Passport’ ?! Must be difficult getting (for example) a hamster to face front and keep still for its mugshot.