ok So I was checking out my Dahlias today as I've had problems with leaf miners and found a bunch of bugs Iukkkkkkkkk.
I found 3 different types: one look like a flea only a bit bigger, the second looked like a flea too only its body was longer and this was smaller and the last one was yellow like a ladybug only smaller. I also found some black eggs or small dots underneath the leaves.
I freaked out when I saw that, rite now it's rainy season here in Costa rica, it is sunny in the morning and heavy showers in the afternoons, also very humidt!
I am new at this so bugs really freak me out, I swear that I just want to take raid and spray all over the pots (sorry I just hate them),
Instead of doing that I just wrote you guys to see if I can get some advices!!
Ps: I did kill all the bugs I found today, I smashed them so hard that I even couldn't take a pic.
Thanx Caro
Need to keep my dahlias away from trouble!!!!!!!!!!!!
Your English is just fine lilcaro. Could your last photo be a spotted Cucumber beetle?
http://www.dpughphoto.com/images/spotted%20cucumber%20beetle%20duke%20forest%2092905.JPG
I don't know about the smaller flea type bugs. Is there damage to the leaves or petals? Thrips are very tiny and a disaster in dahlia blooms. Hopefully there would be a nursery or horticulturist that can identify and recommend insecticides or means to help you control whatever bugs are there. Here is a very good page and info on bugs in dahlias
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sfdahlia.org/newsletters/2006/jun/pix/syrphidla2_i.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sfdahlia.org/newsletters/2006/jun/jun2006.htm&h=213&w=250&sz=13&hl=en&start=10&um=1&usg=__i-Of4lXgGhhdCCjGgat7JVssEpg=&tbnid=9hLt5gjDGBAKJM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthrips%2Bin%2Bdahlias%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLC,GGLC:1969-53,GGLC:en%26sa%3DN
Good luck in your search for an answer.
Thanx Poochella you have been soo helpfull. It seem that I have thrips on my Dahlias as yesterday I sat down for hours on the computer trying to find an ID for these bugs.
My blooms are ok, in fact they are doing wonderfull unlike the first bloom that I had the flower died before open completly I will do more rearch on theses bugs and hopefully I wont have so many problem in my new garden(I am planing to move soon!!) Thanx once again !!!!!!!!!
Caro
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