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Help with Identifying types of bugs
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Manning Mar 28. 34 Replies 0 Likes
Hello everybody. I hope some bug expert can determine what these are. My system is brand new. Maybe a month with fishes and plants. Maybe two months.The whole system is infested with these. Even the…Continue
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Steve Manning replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"OH mf. firefox just crashed after typing all what I was gonna say.
I never really saw any of them grow wings, fly away or turn into anything. My plants are pretty much bug free. Plants are looking good. I did see a bunch of hardened/dried up…"
Vlad Jovanovic replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"Steve when you say "cleared up"...you mean, grew into fully winged adults and flew away? Cuz these things go into a phase after their second pupal instar (where yours seemed to be at when you took the photos) where they quit feeding, and…"
"Keep things dusted with cayene pepper. I buy the big containers at Sam's club."
TCLynx replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"Try bird Netting on a light weight frame over the garden area to see if that helps against the squirrels. I've had a terrible time with them too."
Steve Manning replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"Hey guys. Just wanted to let you know those lil bastards pretty much cleared up on their own. Guess the universe did owe me a favor cause I am a cool guy. Still ate some of my plants before they left....
Now I gotta battle with…"
mary proctor replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"try using diatomaceous earth food grade with a puffer. It won't hurt the fish but will kill the pests."
Vlad Jovanovic replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"I'd be real interested in how that works out with the fish, since it does seem to put the hurt on so many different greenhouse pests...
Well here's where it gets confusing...There are 50 or 60 synonyms (scientific names) for the 'two…"
Jon Parr replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"Yes, Vlad, I hate the term potential too. I can't guess what a parasitic bug fungus would do to a fish, especially since it is primarily found in soil in nature, which means it is constantly being washed into wild waterways. That's why it…"
Vlad Jovanovic replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"Well, when’s the last time you saw a Sci-Fi B-Movie where the plan came off without a hitch?
Bees…Sure they’re responsible for the proliferation of good majority of plant life (and therefore all life) here on the…"
"Springtail. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springtail"
"I was at my local H.P. store and was talking to the A.P. guy and he was diging down in the grow bed and showing my the baby worms down in the hydroton and I noticed the same kind of little bugs like yours and mine. He called them a spring…"
Jon Parr replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"Thanks for that, Vlad. One potential glitch with the parasitic fungi, though;
"Environmental safety is good. These products are generally non-toxic to beneficial insects, however, applications to areas where bees are actively foraging should…"
Vlad Jovanovic replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"Yeah I'd have to go with Thrips that are in there second pupal instar phase... Apparently these things do not go through a complete stage of metamorphosis, only partially...you might notice (if your around) them stop feeding or moving…"
Steve Manning replied to Steve Manning's discussion Help with Identifying types of bugs"Nah they do not look like gnats. No black head. Not clear at all.
They are yellow and when I look really close they look like a tiny bug. I saw ONE time on one of those bugs what look like it lifted its back to clean its wings. But I…"
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- At 1:34pm on February 23, 2012, Lonnie Kirkman said…
hey steve if you needed fish give me a call 352-427-7430 ask for Lonnie
- At 9:21pm on January 27, 2012,
Sylvia Bernstein said… Welcome Steve,
Thanks for joining the Aquaponic Gardening community! I hope you find it a fun place to explore aquaponics. There is a real blend of experienced and new aquapons in this community, so please don’t hesitate to get in there and start asking questions. Everyone is quite happy to help out new members – no question is too basic.
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