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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: plopleuk on April 18, 2011, 23:10

Title: Raspberry beetle
Post by: plopleuk on April 18, 2011, 23:10
this little blighter and friends were on my bushes what damage do they do? http://twitpic.com/4mklqh (http://twitpic.com/4mklqh) its not the best pic im afraid.

Title: Re: Raspberry beetle
Post by: viettaclark on April 19, 2011, 10:38
This isn't a raspberry beetle. They are brown. This is a Shield or Stink bug. Crush one and see why it's so called.
They don't do anything like as much damage and are easy to pick off and squash. Have a hunt before they mate.....