Comments | gardening: Help Me Identify This Insect

eien_herrison in gardening

Help Me Identify This Insect

Mar 30, 2012 19:07

Hi everyone,

I've been relatively busy in my garden and have a lot of things planted up both inside and outside, and am starting to see the first shoots of various plants.

( Description of problem + picture )

garden pests: insects, zone: usda 8, garden critter id, fruit: strawberry, zone: usda 9

Comments 6

cudava March 31 2012, 01:13:38 UTC

Would it be possible to say roughly whereabout you're located? Trying to hunt down possible pests are easier by region than by gardening zones :)

eien_herrison March 31 2012, 08:09:24 UTC

Hah, sorry, I always manage to forget something :) I'm in SE England, just on the outskirts of London city.

ersatz_read March 31 2012, 14:32:09 UTC

Hard to tell, but it might be some sort of damsel bug. (http://bugguide.net/node/view/7387/bgimage, http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/factsheet/ENT-146-11pr.pdf). Which doesn't narrow things down much. But if it is a damsel bug of some sort, they're generally considered beneficial insects.

That second link has some notes on how to ID them.

eien_herrison March 31 2012, 15:06:28 UTC

That does look like the closest I've seen which matches where I am. Thanks :)

liminalia March 31 2012, 15:45:40 UTC

You have thrips. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrips

eien_herrison March 31 2012, 17:26:53 UTC

Oh joy. Thanks for the confirmation though.