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Flat green bugs on tomatos
Over the past couple of days I've noticed some flat green bugs on my tomatoes (grown outside) I've done a little research and I think they could be Green Stink Bugs. I've only seen them on 1 particular tomato.
Are they good bugs or bad?
Is the friut still ok to eat?
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lots of flat green things about, how about a picture
In the sticks near Peterborough
Sounds like greenfly?? Could it be that simple? If so, spray with NON systemic insecticide.
just looked up green stink bug and it's a sheild bug. Different scale altogether. a pic would tell us for sure
In the sticks near Peterborough
Here are a couple of photos of the bugs to help with identification. Thank you
Shield bugs - almost certainly the common green (Palomena prasina), at their 5th larval stage (known as the 5th instar.) Fascinating creatures:
http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/bugs.html
that's a nice site Bob, I've bookmarked it
In the sticks near Peterborough
We like shield bugs - sight of one in the garden causes great excitement
I've bookmarked that site too and sent it to OH
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ok thank you...they can stay then
Great site Bob! When she was little, oldest daughter used to love holding the little green shield bugs we get here . Now I know why it took her so long to walk home from school.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Are they edible? They look to be rich in protein!!