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Hotpeppa

Hotpeppa

I found a bug that looks very similar to this picture..its alot smaller... so far i have found two of them.. what are they, some kind of wasp ?

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almost like a ant in size...
 
Good question. I get all kinds of critters that look similar to that. Some of them go for flowers and others I've seen dragging ants away.
(Yes, Pam I haven't forgotten to find all my strange insect pics for you sometime.)
 
have you ever had any of these bastards on your pepper plants growing them indoors ?

that pic is a picture of a wasp...its the closest picture i could find that looks like it...i dont think it is one because of the time of year... its only March 3... i have never seen wasps this early in the year...

anyother possibilities ?
 
Hotpeppa said:
have you ever had any of these bastards on your pepper plants growing them indoors ?
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My "indoors" is a greenhouse and I saw a regular looking wasp or two the other day. Can't say as I've seen anything like that besides in summer, even here. I think some of those weird bugs lay eggs in the soil and I assume they get plenty of warmth indoors ... so maybe they hatched and what you have are babies?

They definitely have stripes though? Ever see a termite migration - kind of reddish flying ants that seek light and are easy to catch.
 
hmmmm they sound like ' THRIPS ' according to something i just read on the internet...

'Thrips: Thrips are small (about 1/16 inch long) and slender insects. They live in flowers, on tender leaves and leaflets, feeding on the sap. One part of the thrips’ mouth acts like a rasp and tears the surface of the plant, exposing the contents. The fluid is then sucked up through another part of the mouth. The adults range in color from yellow to black, while the immature wingless nymphs are light in color. Their feeding usually causes leaf-curl (leaves curl in an upward fashion) or some type of distortion.

Preferred method of control: spray them with warm, slight soapy water. When dry dust the plants with diatomaceous earth.'


that would be one explanation of the curl up on my leaves...
 
man i know exactly what you are talking about i think. I don't think they do any damage to your plant. I will post a pic if i find it.
 
I have wasps come inside all the time in the winter. Looking for heat. usually black wasps though, not striped. I never kill them if they come in during spring-summer. They are voracious eaters of mosquitoes. I leave the wasps alone in the summer, I have no mosquito problem. Good bugs imo.
 
Pam said:
Here's a simple guide to telling a bee from a wasp from a fly.

http://www.fws.gov/humboldtbay/beeguide/howto.html

Could it be a sweat bee or a Transverse Fly?

http://bugguide.net/node/view/128/bgimage

http://bugguide.net/node/view/154834

Pictures would help.
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thats the site i actually found the pic from... good site..
the pic i posted above is the most similar... but the bug is smaller and really slender.. almost like a ant with wings and the same colour as above...

if i find another one ill get my camera and take some shots..
 
Ooooh, I get those flower flies. I recognize the hourglass design on its back.
And of course I get "sweat bees". I didn't think that was even a real name. They love to bite like a horse fly and can spot an open beer or soda can a mile away. They fly right in the hole - sometimes while you're still holding it. Always check your beer for buzzing before taking a drink. ;)
 
ahhhhhhh it is killing me this is going to bother me all night cause im alomsot sure i know what you are talking about
 
yes ma'am...

:if you are talking to me:
 
AlabamaJack said:
yes ma'am...

:if you are talking to me:
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No, I was mentioning it to the gentleman at the top of the thread. Being in the part of the country we're in, I would expect you to have seen many a swarm of flying ants and termites.
 
Pam said:
Being in the part of the country we're in, I would expect you to have seen many a swarm of flying ants and termites.
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you got that right...
 
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