Potatoe bugs

[Kelly Owl]

Today in the garden I noticed some potatoe bugs so because the garden is fenced Im letting the Tweedles be my natural pest control. Keeps them safe from being beaten up and lets them "spread" theyre wings. Win Win to me

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Not the dreaded potato beetles. I'm sure they are delicious to your chickens.

 

[RenoHuskerDu]

Colorado Potato Beetles? Nasty little critters.
Are you related to Dan Quayle?

 

[Kelly Owl]

Colorado Potato Beetles? Nasty little critters.
Are you related to Dan Quayle?

RenoHusksterDu..lol no Im not related to my knowledge. Lol Im always saying we are all related within 1 degree of seperation

 

[RenoHuskerDu]

It could be worse. We could be related to Idi Amin. And you could have the potato bugs we had in France. They look like overgrown ladybugs, but they are harder to crush and if left unchecked they go down and eat up the potato in the ground. Doryphores, or something like that. Neighbors would spray chemicals on them, we would just hunt and crush.

 

[Kelly Owl]

It could be worse. We could be related to Idi Amin. And you could have the potato bugs we had in France. They look like overgrown ladybugs, but they are harder to crush and if left unchecked they go down and eat up the potato in the ground. Doryphores, or something like that. Neighbors would spray chemicals on them, we would just hunt and crush.

RenoHuskerDu..Ya the ones plaguing me look like oversized ladybugs. My tweedles are helping and Ive used Dawn dish soap and Vinager mixed with water in a sprayer and that does help. I keep checking all the time and I do see an improvement. Gosh I hope they dont travel down to the potatoe itself..that was alot of work planting..weeding..watering and loving the garden and I would hate to lose it. I will keep you updated