What kind of damage are they doing? http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r540300111.html There are some really pretty stinkbugs that prey on nectarines. http://axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.nectarine.html Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsettm@scin.quik.com Time is what keeps things from happening all at once. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com > [mailto:owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Ron Hay > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 4:45 PM > To: gardeners > Subject: [gardeners] Speaking of insects... > > > Hello, again, friends, > > Does anyone have a clue as to what kind of beetle was eating the ripe > fruit on our nectarine tree? It's about an inch long, half an inch wide, > with teal blue metallic wings. Its wings create quite a buzz when it > flies. I have never seen such an insect before. It is as beautiful as it > was destructive. > > > Ron > Van Nuys, CA > >