Guest guest Posted July 25, 2008 Report Share Posted July 25, 2008 Slim, you are probably in a similar growing region as Highland Park. If you have the Harlequins you will know right away, they leave white spots on the leaves, like if someone has splashed bleach on them. I have not seen them Cotinus Texana bugs at my place, pretty lucky since I have figs too. The birds love to eat them figs, fortunately no bugs yet.... Roseta , " slim_langer " <slim_langer wrote: > > Thanks Roseta, > By giving me the Latin name, I was able to google and find pictures > until I had my bugs identified to a T -- on a page that describes > habitual cole crop dangers and pests! I went over my plants and only > had a few bugs and no eggs on the underside of the leaves. But I'll > keep an eye open and know what to watch for now. More than the > Harlequin bugs (Murgantia histrionica), I have the big green fig > beetles (Cotinus texana) that don't directly bother the plants so > much, but lay their eggs in the loose crop beds on an annual cycle, so > that skunks come digging for the grubs in fall and winter. I'm in the > LA harbor/beach area. > > Thanks again for the head's up! > > Slim > > , " rosetalleo " <rosetalleo@> > wrote: > > > > Oh yes I am positive. They sap the life out of the leaves, leaving > white spots. Eventually > > the leaves turn brown and whither. Healthy plants can tolerate a > few, but too many and it > > is death to the plant and a bunch of colorful fat happy bettles! > > > > Murgantia histrionica is the latin name > > .... > > Are you in San Diego county? > > > > Roseta > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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