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03-07-2007, 08:52 AM
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Green shield bugs
Have seen a couple of green shield bugs in the garden, are they a pest, do they do any harm?
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04-07-2007, 10:15 PM
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Thanks Endeavour, that's what I usually do, unless I am sure they are a pest
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04-07-2007, 11:12 PM
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As Endeavour says the green shield bug is a friendly creature however, there is a new shield bug - the southern green shield bug - that will attack vegetables especially beans.
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04-07-2007, 11:19 PM
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Hi Lesley, if they are both green shield bugs do they have a way of telling friendly native from the new bug?
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05-07-2007, 12:04 AM
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Our friendly native shield bug has a trianglular reddish/brown area at the end of their bodies, whereas the southern shield bug is green all over.
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05-07-2007, 12:10 AM
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Ooops, mine were all green, no brown, basking on the radish leaves. If I see any more non natives I will feed them to my ducks! Thank you.
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