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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: kdlynn on 03/06/2007 23:59:10

Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: kdlynn on 03/06/2007 23:59:10
i saw a bug today that looked like a beetle but i have never seen one that looks like this... it was a east little guy too, i couldn't get a picture. it had a red head but his body was black and white striped.
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: kdlynn on 04/06/2007 00:01:14
i meant fast not east
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: Karen W. on 04/06/2007 10:50:56
"RINGO" LOL.. sorry I couldn't resist!
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: Karen W. on 04/06/2007 11:01:54
Hi Kadie I think this is what you mean!

A close-up of Colorado Potato Beetles (Chrysomelidae)

(https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi17.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb73%2Fkarenw44%2Fpotbug1.jpg&hash=9f82fb3805d98d717cc6b5ba0c2362e6)
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: dentstudent on 04/06/2007 13:18:00
If they are Colorado beetles, we had an outbreak of them in the UK in the 70'S and it was BAD NEWS! Are they a nuisance there too?
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: kdlynn on 04/06/2007 13:21:24
i can't see the picture. lol. this was the first one i've ever seen. he looked like an angry umpire. lol. seriously i couldn't believe what i was seeing. it looked like a cartoon
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 04/06/2007 16:20:16
Karen - that was my 1st thought too.

Angry umpire - I like that!  [:D]
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: Karen W. on 04/06/2007 16:25:33
Quote from: dentstudent on 04/06/2007 13:18:00
If they are Colorado beetles, we had an outbreak of them in the UK in the 70'S and it was BAD NEWS! Are they a nuisance there too?
I don't know much about them and have just bumped into them in books That I have read to th e kids at school, therefore felt it passible that it may have been the one kadie was speaking of!
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: kdlynn on 05/06/2007 00:19:52
so how big a problem are these bugs? what do they do? and if i saw one, does that mean there are a lot around here somewhere?
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: Karen W. on 05/06/2007 01:23:39
I'll do some research and see. Give me a day or two though!
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: eric l on 08/06/2007 16:51:09
Quote from: kdlynn on 05/06/2007 00:19:52
so how big a problem are these bugs? what do they do? and if i saw one, does that mean there are a lot around here somewhere?
 
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: kdlynn on 08/06/2007 17:06:30
thanks. luckily i have no potato plants!
Title: name that strange beetle
Post by: Karen W. on 08/06/2007 18:06:13
Quote from: eric l on 08/06/2007 16:51:09
Quote from: kdlynn on 05/06/2007 00:19:52
so how big a problem are these bugs? what do they do? and if i saw one, does that mean there are a lot around here somewhere?
  • The bugs themselves do not do as much harm as the larvae :  these feed from the leaves of the potato plant.
  • The bugs lay their eggs on the downside of the leaves.  You can treat by spraying with a solution of soap (and I mean soap, not just any detergent) spraying upwards so that you are sure to treat the downside of the leaves.
  • If you see one, you can be sure there are a lot of them around, at least if you have more potatoes in the garden or field.
 


Thanks Eric, I knew nothing about them, but those are interesting facts!