What is this bug?

Dertod

Active Member

Aug 16, 2018

• #1

Hello, sometime i find this bug and alway got some ants near him... what he do? I catch some but they alway back.. that the only bug i find on my plant most of time... do they damage my plant?

Thank!

 

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hantastic1

Well-Known Member

Aug 16, 2018

• #2

looks like a stink bug. i think they are ok

 

eddy600

Well-Known Member

Aug 16, 2018

• #3

Besides worms,caterpillars & grasshoppers most destructive bugs need some type of magnification to see.

 

Sir Napsalot

Well-Known Member

Aug 16, 2018

• #4

It looks like a green stink bug (Chinavia hilaris)

 

Kushash

Well-Known Member

Aug 16, 2018

• #5

Be careful of what the ants are up too.
Some ants protect aphids in exchange for their honeydew.

 

Cbd1981

Well-Known Member

Aug 16, 2018

• #6

It’s not a stink bug. It’s a tree hopper google it you’ll see. I see them on my plants as well.

 

Kushash

Well-Known Member

Aug 16, 2018

• #7

Cbd1981 said:

It’s not a stink bug. It’s a tree hopper google it you’ll see. I see them on my plants as well.

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Just googled treehopper bugs. They are some funky looking bugs.
https://www.google.com/search?q=treehopper+bugs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjT6L2-5vLcAhUdHDQIHW0UATAQ_AUICigB&biw=1366&bih=651

 

Poontanger

Well-Known Member

Aug 16, 2018

• #8

if your concerned , try some of those non toxic sticky paper things , thy work well against most bugs,, better than trying to spray with any type of chemical

 

Bud1284

Active Member

Aug 17, 2018

• #9

The only kind of bugs i allow on my ladies are ladybirds (lol, no word play here), anything else (especially unknowns) i get rid of.

I know some stink bugs eat mites etc, but they are also some plant eating stink bugs out there so better be careful.

 

ltecato

Well-Known Member

Aug 17, 2018

• #10

Personally I would not trust any bug that the ants are protecting. Seems like they only do that for insects that are producing honeydew, which means they are "grazing" their livestock on your plants. Check the leaves, including undersides, and make sure there's no sticky stuff on them.