pests Four-lined plant bugs be damned!!!!

Noah Yates · Jun 3, 2013

I finally researched the type of pest that has been plagueing my garden for about a month. Its the four-lined plant bug.

http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/vegpest/CUCS/4line.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfpuFrASbLk

JoynersHotPeppers · Jun 3, 2013

Sure its not the stripped cucumber beetle? They do look similar.

Noah Yates · Jun 3, 2013

Does the damage look like that?

JoynersHotPeppers · Jun 3, 2013

Noah Yates said:
Does the damage look like that?

What kind of plants are they on?

Noah Yates · Jun 3, 2013

Pepper plants... and I just looked up that beetle, and there could be a few od those too... but the main damage I see is exactly like that from the youtube video. And I have seen them 'hanging out' around plants with that type of damage... I didnt know whether they were the pest themselves, or if they could be feeding on the pests.

JoynersHotPeppers · Jun 3, 2013

Good luck either way, they are all pests so treat accordingly. Very common in your area as well.

Noah Yates · Jun 3, 2013

Ty for the help... I am currently spraying with neem oil. I have yet to try AACT as an insecticide/fungicide /deterent (I apply it to the soil). I may brew some up next week for that purpose.

I also have some diatomaceous earth, which I could spread sometime when it looks like it will be dry for a few days.

megahot · Jun 3, 2013

Those bugs are similar to the squash bug that we get here in the NW. I was dealing with them last yr.
Good luck with getting rid of them. Its time for them to say goodbye! If you feel like getting messy, vice grips work

Noah Yates · Jun 3, 2013

Lol... yeah.. truth be told, Ive been 'squashing' them before I was even certain that they were the culprits. Ive read that they are among the worst insect pests to get in large populations, because they are flying and therefore harder to treat.