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Forum: Bug and Insect IdentificationReplies: 3, Views: 63
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ralncc
Corpus Christi, TX

May 13, 2008
9:02 PM

Post #4947567

Please help i.d. these bugs on my tomatoes. They are orange/red with a black stripe on them. They have long black legs. They are somewhat triangular in shape. I think they are either a leaf footed nymph or some sort of assasin bug. They don't match to any of the photos I have seen, though. Please also let me know how to eliminate them if they are not beneficial. Thanks!

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fly_girl
The Woodlands, TX
(Zone 8b)

May 13, 2008
10:09 PM

Post #4948040

I think they are the Leaf-Footed nymphs, see how the Tibia is starting to enlarge?

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I would do the flick-and-dunk method...get a bucket of soapy water and just flick them in there.


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ralncc
Corpus Christi, TX

May 13, 2008
11:46 PM

Post #4948500

Your link definitely looks more like it than any of the other pics I saw.
ralncc
Corpus Christi, TX

May 13, 2008
11:47 PM

Post #4948502

Thanks for the help! Fortunately, there are not too many right now.

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