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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: Glen on June 13, 2008, 20:48

Title: Little Black Buggy Thingys?
Post by: Glen on June 13, 2008, 20:48

We have a beautiful bush in our garden (have no idea what it is tho) which is covered in millions of little black bugs? Any ideas what they might be and how i can get rid?

Would a pic of the bush and bugs help?

Title: Little Black Buggy Thingys?
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 13, 2008, 22:21

Is this what  they look like dear

(http://www.arkive.org/media/83B6721F-606E-4941-9D72-E958175F5BE0/Presentation.Large/photo.jpg)

Black fly, squash them, wash them off or nuke them with soap solution :D

Title: Little Black Buggy Thingys?
Post by: SnooziSuzi on June 13, 2008, 23:09

I had a few ladybird larvae hatch in my GH the other day.  they were teeny tiny - about 1-2 mm each when they hatched.

Thank you to www.turning-earth.co.uk for these images:

The eggs:
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc275/SnooziSuzi/ladybird_eggs04-1_170.jpg)

The small babies:
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc275/SnooziSuzi/aphid_ladyb_larvae04-1_170.jpg)

Ladybird babies when they get bigger:
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc275/SnooziSuzi/ladybird_larvae04-3_170.jpg)

If they look like any of these then DON'T SQUISH 'EM!

Title: Little Black Buggy Thingys?
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 14, 2008, 10:58

Ohh no don't squish them !!!!!

Title: Little Black Buggy Thingys?
Post by: jazzbyrd on June 14, 2008, 21:24

Wow Ive been seeing loads of that little beetle thing in my garden this year. However it has more of an orange marking on it. I didn't realise it was a young ladybird
(http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_ladybirds/images/wpe36.jpg)

Jazzbyrd

Title: Little Black Buggy Thingys?
Post by: Glen on June 15, 2008, 19:57

Aunt Sally i think thats them, very small to see any real details. There are literally millions of them and its a big bush so what would you suggest i do to get rid?

Title: Little Black Buggy Thingys?
Post by: Aunt Sally on June 15, 2008, 20:54

well glen. the ones I posted are black fly and as they are on a plant that you won't be eating you could spray them with an insecticide like  pyrethroid one if you want. If you don't want to use  spray then you can squish them with your fingers, you can blast them off with a water jet from your hose or you can spray them with soft soap or even washing up liquid.

But you have to keep an eye out for them coming back and treat them again.