Invasion of little black beetles

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Invasion of little black beetles
« on: June 28, 2018, 18:34 »
Hi folks,
This week we have been inundated with thousands of tiny black flying beetles (or well I think they are beetles - see pic). They are very attracted to anything yellow and are very annoying, flying around your face etc.
Anybody got a clue what they are?
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Bren
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Re: Invasion of little black beetles
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2018, 19:13 »
Pollen beetles?

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Re: Invasion of little black beetles
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2018, 20:32 »
Same here, they've been having a party on my courgette plants.

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Re: Invasion of little black beetles
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2018, 20:37 »
Pollen beetles?

Thanks for your reply, they certainly look like pollen beetles!
The love sunflowers and anything yellow!!

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Re: Invasion of little black beetles
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2018, 22:00 »
And sweetpeas too. I have to remember to give the flowers a good shake before I bring them indoors or the beetles are all over the windows
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Re: Invasion of little black beetles
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2018, 09:47 »
I've found that they also rapidly descend onto spring onions if I put harvested ones down anywhere near where they are - courgettes, pinks.......

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Re: Invasion of little black beetles
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2018, 20:12 »
Today we had swarms of the little devils. Had to abandon sitting outside at one stage!!



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