BarnsleyBrewer
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Anyone know what this orange stripped bug type thing is that's eating my hops and climbing into the cones?
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Orange stripped thingy on my hops,,Grrrrrrr
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Is it the "AA" beetle? :whistle:
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ericstd said:
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It's like a little beetle with 6 legs, longest is about 5mm long... looks like they're eating the leaves, and climbing into the cones. 
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prolix said:
I hope it's not the Colorado Beetle. If it is you need to inform Defra.
COLORADO BEETLE
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It could be anything, even just a Ladybird Larvae, without photo's it's nigh on impossible to say what it is :!:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... 29,r:3,s:0
there's a few about ATM in our garden, they don't look anything like a ladybird, bit of a change comes over them later :lol:
if it is the ladybird larvae, they do a great job in munching aphids, ie greenfly blackfly etc, they shouldn't be munching your hops, that'll be the aphids :evil:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... 29,r:3,s:0
there's a few about ATM in our garden, they don't look anything like a ladybird, bit of a change comes over them later :lol:
if it is the ladybird larvae, they do a great job in munching aphids, ie greenfly blackfly etc, they shouldn't be munching your hops, that'll be the aphids :evil:
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Think your right, thanks. :thumb:Baz Chaz said:
I would never have guessed in a million years that they're ladybird larvae. :shock:
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And I nearly suggested using Insecticide!BarnsleyBrewer said:
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I killed a few the other day, feel rotten now, bet I won't go to heaven. :pray:
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:lol: Close scare there John :rofl:
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Bit of a lucky punt there really from your description, thinking of Ladybird Larvae (but not many orangy stirpey things about) :thumb:
..... mainly 'cos they look ugly it scares the pants off people thinking they can't be any good :shock: where in fact they're brilliant :!: they don't half keep our roses free from aphids :clap:
..... mainly 'cos they look ugly it scares the pants off people thinking they can't be any good :shock: where in fact they're brilliant :!: they don't half keep our roses free from aphids :clap:
