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Black & Green Striped Flying Insect (Four lined Plant Bug)

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Four lined plant bug
by: Moni

Lori
BT will not control plant bugs...it is for caterpillars only. There are special Bt formulas for mosquitos and other critters but not for plant bugs.

Best to hose them off. If that does not work you might check the insecticidal soap or Neem to see if plant bugs are on the labels for those products.
i have them again
by: lori utica mi

I HAVE TO SAY THEY ARE NOT MAKING ME A HAPPY GARDENER. AS SUGGESTED BY A FRIEND I HAVE BEEN STRIPPING OFF AND CUTTING OFF INFECTED AREAS. I ALSO AM GIVING THEM A GOOD SPRAYING OF B.T.
GOOD LUCK.
Thanks
by: Rich

Thanks for the information. Now to deal with them
Four lined plant bug
by: Moni

Rich
There were two pictures of this to ID the same day! Interesting how similar bug show up about the same time around the country.
This is a four lined plant bug. Most plant bugs feed on plants sucking the juices out of the leaves leaving spots, scratch-like markings, blotches or other marks. The spots you see on this leaf are probably from this bug. Some of the plant bugs inject a substance that kills the surrounding tissue.
Most of the damage by plant bugs does not look good but does not kill the plant. Organic control is mostly from beneficial insects like lady beetles, green lacewings, spiders, etc. You could also try Doug's favorite :-) - hose them off, but since the adults fly they will probably come back.

Beetle
by: Rich

Thanks for the comment but I'm not sure that's it. I pulled a picture up on the internet. It's similar but the striping is different. Also, they're leaving my cucmbers alone and going after my daisies
Black and Green striped flying insect
by: Anonymous

It's a cucumber beetle. My garden is infested with them too!

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