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RICO12 Des Plaines, IL May 31, 2009

Red & Black beetle on barious perennials that couses virus like burning damage?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 31, 2009

I do not know of any beetle that causes such damage - are you certain that they are beetles? Check out the information on the harlequin bug (Murgantia histrionica) at http://tinyurl.com/myatqs to see if this is what you might have.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 31, 2009

I don't know if it's related to any virus, but seed bugs and boxelder bugs are common red and black insects in gardens. They look kind of beetle-like:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bbugorder%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=lygaeidae&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&Search=Search

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bbugorder%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=rhophalidae&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&Search=Search&searcher[family]=Rhopalidae

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