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    Communities > Forums > Beginner Gardening Questions
    Forum: Beginner Gardening QuestionsReplies: 7, Views: 118
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    Pilriteiro
    Leiria
    Portugal

    January 12, 2013 9:24 AM

    Post #9382748

    Please ID this big bug on a leaf of a grapevine

    Thumbnail by Pilriteiro   Thumbnail by Pilriteiro
    Click an image for an enlarged view.

    BCH521
    Homeworth, OH (Zone 5b)

    January 12, 2013 2:25 PM

    Post #9382974

    Nice photos, maybe you can post this on the insect identification forum if you don't get an answer here.
    Jim41
    Delhi, LA

    January 13, 2013 9:11 PM

    Post #9384145

    Looks like some type of stink bug to me.
    Pilriteiro
    Leiria
    Portugal

    January 14, 2013 8:36 AM

    Post #9384550

    I myself found the reply in Google images: it is the scarabeus Melolontha melolontha. Solved

    This message was edited Jan 14, 2013 12:47 PM
    Pilriteiro
    Leiria
    Portugal

    January 14, 2013 9:01 AM

    Post #9384581

    Best definition: Melolontha vulgaris. Larvae: common cockhafer.

    themoonhowl

    themoonhowl
    Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)

    January 14, 2013 10:14 AM

    Post #9384670

    Here is some additional info

    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/species-of-the-day/biodiv...

    http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-102414778/stock-photo-may-bu...
    jamesmoore7122
    Abbotsford
    Canada

    February 8, 2013 2:20 AM

    Post #9411763

    We as gardeners are always worried about the pest that will suck our beautiful garden dry. Orius insidiosus, a type of flower bug, are a pest’s worse enemy and a grower’s best friend.

    themoonhowl

    themoonhowl
    Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)

    February 8, 2013 5:17 AM

    Post #9411831

    Ah yes, the Minute Pirate bug...another member of the beneficial bug tribe.

    http://www.arbico-organics.com/product/Minute-Pirate-Bug/ben...

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