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I.D this pest pls.Black thrips,maybe?
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Posted by diesel01 NSW (My Page) on Thu, Nov 24, 05 at 0:25
| Is any1 able to identify this pest pls,petals have become browned & wilty, everything is pointing to thrips, but i have researched 100's of sites on thrips & none look like the pest in my flowers.there"s many tiny black beetle like always in the rose petals,when i apply water to them they come running out.i have pics of them but was unable to post them,sory. any help is appreciated...regards Diesel. |
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RE: I.D this pest pls.Black thrips,maybe?
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- Posted by Vee71 Brisbane (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 24, 05 at 0:55
| thrips might be the cause of the browning and wilting, but the beetles you describe sound like hibiscus beetles, I always find them inside my blooms. Sometimes I will flick them off otherwise I just ignore them. V |
RE: I.D this pest pls.Black thrips,maybe?
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I agree with Vee about the beetles I too have them in my roses and they dont cause any damage.
I sometimes think that is why the tiny frogs get into the roses to have a feed.
MM. |
RE: I.D this pest pls.Black thrips,maybe?
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I may be able to help you Diesel.We get mirids here every Spring.There usually gone by now but this year they are still here.There's many types but ours appear to be green mirids.They are sap suckers and when in plague numbers you may get dozens or more on each growing point and within the flowers.If there left to their own devices long enough they will eventually kill the growing points.If this is your problem, they are at least, easy to kill.They can also invade your home at night as they are attracted to lights.
Thrip |
Here is a link that might be useful: Mirid which appear to be missing a few legs
RE: I.D this pest pls.Black thrips,maybe?
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- Posted by meryl2 Sydney/Blue Mts (My Page) on
Thu, Nov 24, 05 at 17:09
| Do your beetles have long snouts? If so you may have rose weevils. See the Rose Exchange (http://roseexchange.biz) for pix and discussion under "help...under attack" |
RE: I.D this pest pls.Black thrips,maybe?
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| Ty to every1 for helping...it doesn't have a long snout & i doubt it's the hibiscus beetle since Vee & MM said it causes them no damage, Mine certainly are causing considerable damage.i am leaning towards those mirid,Thrip speaks of,except mine are black.Was confidor your solution Thrip? again ty to all. Diesel. |
RE: I.D this pest pls.Black thrips,maybe?
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Mirids come in all sorts of colours diesel.Confidor is the answer to this problem.Pyrethrum and synthetic pyrethroids kill them also but they are disasterous on beneficial bugs.Confidor is very much less so.
ps sorry about the half legged picture on the link diesel.A quick search for images using "mirid" (brings up better result than "mirids") may provide more piccys to help rule him in or out.I brought three inside from the greenhouse lastnight for a photo session but the little buggers all flew to the lights as soon as I let them out.
Happy hunting
Thrip |
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