Bean Plataspid
Megacoptacribraria
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Dallas, Georgia
Molena, Georgia
Royston, Georgia
Snellville, Georgia
Indian Trail, North Carolina
Monroe, North Carolina
Beech Island, South Carolina
Charlottesville, Virginia
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riceke
Snellville, GA (Zone 7b) |
May 2013 |
Negative
This last weekend after the rains it heated up to the mid 80's and with that these Kudzu bugs were swarming so bad I was afraid to open the back door. Haven't notice any damage to my tomatoes yet but give 'em time. I had them last year as well tho not as bad. I agree Sevin dust doesn't do anything to them. Trouble is I don't have any Kudzu around me. Maybe they will go looking for some. This is probably the worst pest yet. Only hope is that they get rid of the other pest...the Kudzu.
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Lollishe
Dallas, GA |
May 2013 |
Negative
We rented a house last year in Greenville, SC while my husband was there for work that had these things literally EVERYWHERE. My children were afraid to go anywhere because we had to run in and out of swarms of them to get in and out of the house! The exterminators (we called 3 different ones) all said there's not much they could do about them, but that it would be bad because they were attracted to the white siding on the house. I was so glad to come back home to GA to get away from them!
Now spring is here and guess what has come with it?! UGH! Luckily our home has cream siding so they aren't all over the house like they were in SC, and our home has a built on garage so no running through them. Nothing seems to kill them (or if it does, they hatch and re-infest quickly, and the ex... read more
Now spring is here and guess what has come with it?! UGH! Luckily our home has cream siding so they aren't all over the house like they were in SC, and our home has a built on garage so no running through them. Nothing seems to kill them (or if it does, they hatch and re-infest quickly, and the ex... read more
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drgirl
Hemby Bridge, NC |
March 2013 |
Negative
Zone 7(b) North Carolina
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Last fall these bugs (called kudzu bugs) swarmed our house and neighbor's houses. We had to run in & out the front door to try to avoid them, and even then we'd end up with some on our clothing. The problem is that they can stink and can cause an itchy rash on many people thanks to a chemical they secrete!
They settled in the thousands on my green bean plants and raspberry bush and killed the bean plants before the beans could mature. As the weather turned cold, they settled into every protected place they could find - under leaves, in the bark of our eucalyptus tree, and all over the branches of my artemisia (wormwood), which they attacked and sucked dry. I've tried several pesticides with minimal result. There... read more
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Last fall these bugs (called kudzu bugs) swarmed our house and neighbor's houses. We had to run in & out the front door to try to avoid them, and even then we'd end up with some on our clothing. The problem is that they can stink and can cause an itchy rash on many people thanks to a chemical they secrete!
They settled in the thousands on my green bean plants and raspberry bush and killed the bean plants before the beans could mature. As the weather turned cold, they settled into every protected place they could find - under leaves, in the bark of our eucalyptus tree, and all over the branches of my artemisia (wormwood), which they attacked and sucked dry. I've tried several pesticides with minimal result. There... read more