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you can see 2 of the bugs on the right of the stem. What are they? They seem to have attacked all the lower growth.

cheers

p

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they are what i call leaf hoppers

Leafhopper, any of more than 10,000 species of brightly colored leaping insects, found worldwide. Leafhoppers range in length from 2 to 25 mm (0.06 to 1 in) and have piercing, sucking mouthparts for feeding on the juices of vegetation. In doing so, they may also transmit viral and fungal diseases from plant to plant and can cause extensive damage to shrubs, field crops, and fruit trees. A sweet liquid called honeydew-composed of unused sap and other excretions-that they exude from their anus is eaten by ants and other insects. Leafhoppers lay eggs in leaves and stems. Among the 700 species found in the United States are the grape, potato, lateral, and

dont worry m8....any bug spray?? they will leave your plants soon......

cheers 4 the info man, just googled and found a spray containing something called thiacloprid is ok for edibles, etc

does that sound right? thing is, they're well into flower so i want to be careful what i put on them now.

I dont have any spray. If i do nothing would that be an option? They're a long way from home and i was thinking of going for the chop next visit in abt 3 wks???

thanks

p

Instructions
Things You'll Need:

* Spray Bottles
* Coreopsis Plants
* Dill Seeds
* Garden Hoses
* Pyrethrin
* Spring-flowering Bulbs
* Sticky Traps
* Fennel Seeds
* Insecticidal Soaps
* Neem Oil
* Damselflies

1.
Step 1

Look for leafhoppers in the spring and summer months on the undersides of leaves. As you walk through your garden and disturb them, they hop like crazy.
2.
Step 2

Wash nymphs from plants with a strong jet of water. Wash the undersides of the leaves in particular.
3.
Step 3

Attract predatory insects such as predatory flies and parasitic wasps to your garden by planting coreopsis, dill, fennel, and nectar plants such as salvia.
4.
Step 4

Set out yellow sticky traps near the infested plants if the infestation is severe. (Be aware that yellow sticky traps may also trap beneficial insects.)
5.
Step 5

Purchase damselflies and release them near the affected plants. Damselflies are natural enemies of leafhoppers.
6.
Step 6

Spray insecticidal soap when the insects are most active - late morning to midafternoon.
7.
Step 7

Spray neem oil or pyrethrin to control leafhoppers. Neem oil is made from the neem tree and pyrethrin from chrysanthemum; both are organic pesticides. There are also chemical pesticides available for the control of leafhoppers.

Are they really causing that much trouble so late in the season that simply brushing them off wouldn't fix ?

I think they are Shield Bugs cumulus, just pick them off and put them on other vegetation