Friend or Foe?

tctenten · May 25, 2015

Found a couple of these guys on one of my rose bushes. Should I let them hang around or :fire:

them?

moruga welder · May 25, 2015

looks evil to me ! :flamethrower:

Hybrid Mode 01 · May 25, 2015

No damage, no problem.

edit: It kind of looks like some sort of a lacewing larva.

megahot · May 25, 2015

I was going to say it might be some sort of thrips. But honestly I have no idea.

Hybrid Mode 01 · May 25, 2015

Way to big to be a thrip.

tctenten · May 25, 2015

Hybrid Mode 01 said:
No damage, no problem.

edit: It kind of looks like some sort of a lacewing larva.

I did release some lacewings eggs, but none of the pics that I googled for green lacewing larva looked like that. So far no damage, so i will let it be. Thanks.

capsidadburn · May 25, 2015

It looks like a larval stage of something. Watch what it eats and if possible, post more pics as it grows if it does'nt do damage.

Hybrid Mode 01 · May 25, 2015

tctenten said:
but none of the pics that I googled for green lacewing larva looked like that. So far no damage, so i will let it be. Thanks.

I couldn't find one pic of a lacewing larva that looked like the one in your pic. So I don't think it's that, exactly. It just has that look of a predator, rather than a plant pest. (Just spitballin', here.

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Like capsidadburn said, keep an eye on it. Nature comes and goes in gardens. Patterns of plant damage is what should be raising red flags. Keep us posted.

CAPCOM · May 25, 2015

It is not a green lacewing larvae. But in the second pic, it appears you may have also caught an aphid in the image. It is possible that your new visitor is there because of a food source. I would keep under observation and if it is determined to be predating on the aphids, I would leave it alone. A positive ID may follow shortly.

tctenten · May 25, 2015

CAPCOM said:
It is not a green lacewing larvae. But in the second pic, it appears you may have also caught an aphid in the image. It is possible that your new visitor is there because of a food source. I would keep under observation and if it is determined to be predating on the aphids, I would leave it alone. A positive ID may follow shortly.

I have been plucking aphids off it so hopefully these guys will help out.

CAPCOM · May 25, 2015

tctenten said:
I have been plucking aphids off it so hopefully these guys will help out.

I would be inclined to think he is there to do just that.

Tick · May 25, 2015

A little hard to see, but if the eyes are at the front of the white stripe end, I'm inclined to say some sort of leafhopper nymph. So possible foe.

- Tick

Ozzy2001 · May 25, 2015

Kind of looks like the Punisher logo on it.

tctenten · May 28, 2015

Sorry to keep PEST-ering you guys. But I know nothing about bugs. I did our out ladybugs and green lacewing eggs. I noticed this on one plant. It was at home on the underside of the leaves. I did not detect any damage to the plant it was on, so it is still breathing or doing whatever bugs to. Any particular websites that I can reference in the future for some of these id's?

Thanks for the help.

Proud Marine Dad · May 28, 2015

tctenten said:
Sorry to keep PEST-ering you guys. But I know nothing about bugs. I did our out ladybugs and green lacewing eggs. I noticed this on one plant. It was at home on the underside of the leaves. I did not detect any damage to the plant it was on, so it is still breathing or doing whatever bugs to. Any particular websites that I can reference in the future for some of these id's?

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Thanks for the help.

Katydid? If so it is neither good nor bad.

tctenten · May 28, 2015

Thanks PMD. Just google'd it, does look similar.

Proud Marine Dad · May 28, 2015

They look like a little praying mantis/grasshopper cross.
Some people think they are cute.

John1234 · May 29, 2015

Bugguide.net is a great resource for hard to identify critters.