Re: [CH] Good bugs or bad bugs?

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Tantrika wrote (re Ladybugs vs Cucumber Beetles):

> [...] the only way we are REALLY gonna know is if there's a picture of the bug
>
> available.

Since a picture is worth a thousand words go to the following for a spotted
cucumber picture (Diabrotica undecimpunctata):

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Vegetables/veg025e/veg025e.htm

The picture on the left is the one.  Unfortunately for me this is a very common
and destructive pest which I do see on my peppers frequently (South San
Francisco Bay area, California, USA).

If Valerie is still listening is this the bug you are seeing?

Lynn Edwards
http://www.crl.com/~ledwards

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