Tomato Bug ID

14 years ago

Hi

I was hoping to find this answer on my own and now I'm so sick of looking at bugs, I just had to give up and ask the Experts!

Got these beetley-looking things yesterday and need to know how to deal with them, if necessary. They look like smug little devils up to no-good,

but maybe not. Let me know what ya think - - - -

thanks

Susie

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JenPeteFL
14 years ago
Showed up on my tomatoes today too. ew!
SusieQsie_Fla
Original Author
14 years ago
Squash 'em, Jen!

They ate a big hole in the tomato and then crawled into it.

Ew is right!
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JenPeteFL
14 years ago
I sprayed the plant with Spinosad. Hope that was the right thing to do. There are so many, not sure I can squash them all. But I do want them dead! So far they're only on one of my plants, but I'm keeping an eye on the other plants.
dangermouse01 (coastal central FL 9B)
14 years ago
They look like 3rd stage nymphs of the Southern Green Stinkbug to me. Seen them on my citrus, but not on my tomatoes (yet).

DM

Here is a link that might be useful: stink bug
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
14 years ago
Looks like stink or harlequin bug nymphs - they don't eat holes that I know of, rather, they pierce the skin & suck the juices from fruits, leaving sunken bad spots.

And adults stink when you squish 'em = P
SusieQsie_Fla
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks, Mouse, for the link with the great pics of pests. I did see a grow'd up stink bug a couple of months ago.

Jen, did the spinosad kill 'em? I think I got some so if I see anymore, I'll go spray.

Carol, they little bugs probably didn't eat the hole - maybe the big bug did and I didn't see it til I went in to kill 'em. And, by the way, the babies stink too!

Thanks y'all!
abnorm
14 years ago
I have killed two dozen adult stink bugs this season....catch and squash !

IF I get nymphs I use a dustbuster and a paint brush to remove them....

doug
JenPeteFL
14 years ago
When I checked that plant today, I only saw 2 bugs instead of dozens that were there yesterday. I'm assuming the Spinosad worked??? But I'll keep checking and let you know if they come back.
whgille
14 years ago
Doug, that is original,lol.

Jen, the best remedy for stinkbugs is prevention, first if you recognize the eggs take those away, after the young ones can be sprayed but the big ones I use gloves, paper towel saturated in alcohol and smash. The alcohol prevents the smell because I heard that other stink bugs can come when the others are smashed. They arrived early this year because of the warm winter...

Silvia