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Ossining, NY

Hey everyone, I looked at my plant this morning and I found blackened leaf edges with some nasty looking things crawling.

Here is an image:

http://gameoverman.net/images/bugs.jpg

They look like wasps, but smaller. Anyone know what these are?? I'm putting bug killer on the plants today, and I already pulled these blackened leaves off the vine. I want to make sure these guys never come back again.

7/21/2007 3:03:37 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Never seen those before. Are you sure they are the ones actually doing the damage?

7/23/2007 1:29:27 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

I didn't recognize them either. Try catching a few & get them to your cooperative extension offices entomologist.

7/23/2007 8:00:39 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Ossining huh? Steven's Street in Valhalla is your closest Cornell Cooperative. Are you Jim's buddy?

7/23/2007 8:03:01 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Those leaves look pretty far gone. I don't think that those insects are the cause but rather are interested for some other reason.

7/23/2007 8:04:45 PM

Ossining, NY

Well, I ended up cutting off the two leaves that had the problems, at the base of the stem. I haven't had any other leaf problems yet. Next time, I will have to take these bugs to a entomologist. Thanks for the suggestions.

7/27/2007 9:57:39 AM