Bug Identification help

[Mschneider55]

Hi. What are these bugs on my Euonymus shrubs and how can I get rid of them?

 

[Chuck]

Aphids. Blast the off with water or spray with insecticidal soap or spray with a spinosad based insecticide.

Aphids ID : Aphid Identification : Identify Aphids in California : Corky's Pest Control

How to identify Aphids. Aphids are plant sucking insects also known as plant lice.

www.corkyspest.com

 

[pepper]

That second picture looks like a ladybug larvae on the right side but I don't see any orange on it. If it is it's probably snacking on the aphids.

 

[Tetters]

Yes, with the ladybirds present, no further intervention is needed is it?

 

[Chuck]

Yes, with the ladybirds present, no further intervention is needed is it?

Yep, if that ladybug larvae eats all of those aphids he will get so fat he will die of obesity

 

[pepper]

Yep, if that ladybug larvae eats all of those aphids he will get so fat he will die of obesity

Lol!

 

[Tetters]

Heaven forbid @Chuck ! What we need then is lots more ladybirds.

 

[pepper]

Heaven forbid @Chuck ! What we need then is lots more ladybirds.

A while back I seen on YouTube how to make ladybug houses for the winter, might be a project for this summer. I know they love my shed come fall lol.

 

[Chuck]

A while back I seen on YouTube how to make ladybug houses for the winter, might be a project for this summer. I know they love my shed come fall lol.

They invade my house in the winter and then disappear. I never get aphids so I guess they go to other gardens as I rarely see one during the spring and summer.

 

[YumYum]

They invade my house in the winter and then disappear. I never get aphids so I guess they go to other gardens as I rarely see one during the spring and summer.

This year I have not seen the first aphid. Really wierd for me. Really haven't seen any other blooms of pests other than flea beetles. Cabbage worms are scarce too. Kinda got me wondering. Maybe I'll go look tomorrow and it will be a solid mat of aphids and be ok with that.

 

[Tetters]

My thumb has been squishing aphids daily for at least a week on my sweet pepper plants - I suppose it is one way of getting a green thumb

 

[YumYum]

My thumb has been squishing aphids daily for at least a week on my sweet pepper plants - I suppose it is one way of getting a green thumb

Ewwwwww.

 

[Tetters]

It's no good being squeamish about these things!