Nasty Iberian bugs - can anyone identify

Swing Swang · « **on:** September 15, 2008, 22:29 »

Have just got back from Portugal, and after having a good old moan about the damage done by the cabbage white caterpillers to my brussels sprouts Pops told me to come and look at his brassicas. They were completely destroyed by thousands of yellow and red bugs. The yellows were about 8mm long and the reds about 16mm long. To make matters worse virtually every red was 'in congress' and visibly adding to his woes.

If anyone can identify them so that I can look them up I'd be most grateful.

SS

gobs · « **Reply #1 on:** September 15, 2008, 22:35 »

They might both well be a shield bug of some sorts, the second one is quite common in Europe, first one is vague memory of seeing, I have to look it up what they are called in English, as I'm foreign.

Someone might help you out in the mean time.

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #2 on:** September 15, 2008, 22:39 »

The red and black one looks like the harlequin cabbage bug see below!

http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/lib2/gardbugs.htm

Still looking for the yellow and black one!! Nasty things!!!

Mind you, looking again it says they are black, red and yellow!

Eristic · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2008, 01:29 »

The yellow one is almost certainly a nymph of the red one. I've never seem this one before but for some years now I've had problems with the Southern Green Shield bug Nezara viridula which causes a lot of damage to runner bean plants, tomatos etc.

gobs · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2008, 10:15 »

They translated as red cabbage bug?, even if slightly different, must be something closely related.

LINK

and also

gobs · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2008, 12:38 »

Donno, why that link does not work. :?

Anyhow, as Eristic says the yellow is probably its nymph and no other mystery bug.

LINK

and all together

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2008, 13:01 »

That's all I came up with to Gobs!!!!

lincspoacher · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2008, 21:14 »

I hope you hit them with some serious chemical warfare, we dont want them spreading!!

The yellow ones ARE the new hatchlings, i took me ages to find a captioned piccy:

Swing Swang · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2008, 22:40 »

Thanks for everyone's comments. Definitely Eurydema ornatum then. Dad will be pleased (!).

Now that I've got a name, followed up other people's links, and done Google searches I note that they have been seen in South Hampshire and Devon.

Great, I live in North Hants.

If they turn up in my back yard I'll see what the agro-chem boys can put in my arsenal.

Regards,

SS

Swing Swang · « **Reply #9 on:** September 16, 2008, 22:44 »

PS Lincspoacher - I saw them at Dad's place in Portugal (before I left), not in the UK (on my return). Apologies if my original post didn't make this clear.

Regards,

SS

gobs · « **Reply #10 on:** September 16, 2008, 22:45 »

Why say Hampshire in your profile, then? :?

Swing Swang · « **Reply #11 on:** September 17, 2008, 07:15 »

Should read North Hampshire (nr Basingstoke)

Swing Swang · « **Reply #12 on:** September 17, 2008, 07:17 »

North Hants meaning the north of Hampshire (Hants) rather than Northants (Northamptonshire).

Apologies for confusion

SS

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Nasty Iberian bugs - can anyone identify

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