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ginnie Fort Mill, SC(Zone 7b) Jun 15, 2001

Sorry I don't know another name for them. Are they beneficial or should we try to get rid of them?

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Pete2 Richmond Hill, GA(Zone 8b) Jun 15, 2001

If they're truly stink bugs, get rid of them because they can do a lot of damage...believe me I know from first-hand experience. But, sometimes stink bugs are confused with spined soldier bugs which are beneficial and feed on alot of pests we want to get rid of.

Terri

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justmeLisa Brewers, KY(Zone 6b) Jun 15, 2001

just to add to Pete2's posting...get rid of 'em!! They are really bad guys. I have a book that explains the difference between soldier bugs and stink bugs, I will try to find it and post it. Lisa

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ginnie Fort Mill, SC(Zone 7b) Jun 15, 2001

I'm going to look around and see if I can find something to help me tell the differnece. I think we'll try to get rid of them anyway. I'm trying not to use any pesticides in the garden( dh would in a heartbeat though) any suggestions on how to get rid of them without poison?

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Tim Palmyra, VA(Zone 7a) Jun 15, 2001

I have a few of them out here, I'll try to take pic of them when I get home tonight.

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ohiorganic New Paris, OH Jun 19, 2001

I haven't tried this but many commercial farms vacuum the bugs up. If you had an old shop vac...

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Tim Palmyra, VA(Zone 7a) Jun 20, 2001

I posted pic of them on Identification forum, are these these the bugs in question? http://davesgarden.com/showthread/47988.html

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jun 23, 2001

Tim, I think you have a spined soldier bug in one of your pics...
Peteski...your eyes are better than mine, go take a look and comment,eh? eh?

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ohiorganic New Paris, OH Jun 24, 2001

The insect in the 3rd pict on the green fruit is definately a spined soldier bug but the others are stick bugs of various types

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jun 24, 2001

thanks Ohio....glad for the confirmation..reckon my bad eye is still hanging in there!

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leaflady Hughesville, MO(Zone 5a) Jun 24, 2001

I'm going to jump in here on this one. The 2 top pictures look like Spined Wheel Bugs to me. They are beneficial insects. JMHO.

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jun 26, 2001

EvaMae...is a spined Wheel bug the same as an Assasin Bug? If so, they certainly do resemble each other a bit, especially the fat back legs and the two "grabber" legs up front. An assasin bug usually gets that hump on its back also.

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Tim Palmyra, VA(Zone 7a) Jun 26, 2001

ok I'll pin one down for pictures tonigh! :)

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