Orange stripped thingy on my hops,,Grrrrrrr

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Anyone know what this orange stripped bug type thing is that's eating my hops and climbing into the cones?

BB

 

[prolix]

you have a photo?

beetles - cumber or colorado

lava - ladybird they eat aphids

catapillar stripy ones

 

Is it the "AA" beetle? :whistle:

 

[Cussword]

Is it the "AA" beetle? :whistle:

:rofl:

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

It's like a little beetle with 6 legs, longest is about 5mm long... looks like they're eating the leaves, and climbing into the cones.

 

[snail59]

you have a photo?

beetles - cumber or colorado

I hope it's not the Colorado Beetle. If it is you need to inform Defra.

COLORADO BEETLE

 

[Baz Chaz]

It could be anything, even just a Ladybird Larvae, without photo's it's nigh on impossible to say what it is :!:

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... 29,r:3,s:0

there's a few about ATM in our garden, they don't look anything like a ladybird, bit of a change comes over them later :lol:

if it is the ladybird larvae, they do a great job in munching aphids, ie greenfly blackfly etc, they shouldn't be munching your hops, that'll be the aphids :evil:

 

[Tony]

Ladybird larvae love my hop plant and I'm very happy to have them on there - bit late in the season though, I haven't seen any for a few weeks.

Ask it what it's name is.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

It could be anything, even just a Ladybird Larvae, without photo's it's nigh on impossible to say what it is :!:

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h ... 29,r:3,s:0

there's a few about ATM in our garden, they don't look anything like a ladybird, bit of a change comes over them later :lol:

if it is the ladybird larvae, they do a great job in munching aphids, ie greenfly blackfly etc, they shouldn't be munching your hops, that'll be the aphids :evil:

Think your right, thanks. :thumb:
I would never have guessed in a million years that they're ladybird larvae. :shock:

 

I would never have guessed in a million years that they're ladybird larvae.

And I nearly suggested using Insecticide!

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

I killed a few the other day, feel rotten now, bet I won't go to heaven. :pray:

 

[highwayman]

:lol: Close scare there John :rofl:

 

[Baz Chaz]

Bit of a lucky punt there really from your description, thinking of Ladybird Larvae (but not many orangy stirpey things about) :thumb:

..... mainly 'cos they look ugly it scares the pants off people thinking they can't be any good :shock: where in fact they're brilliant :!: they don't half keep our roses free from aphids :clap: