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Valley Falls, Kansas

I have lots of these guys running around all my plants tomtoes, squash, watermelon, and pumpkins and I really don't see much else for insects yet, I am wondering if I should hold off on the sevin and let these guys take care of my plants, I here that these guys take pretty good care of other bugs, does any one know how they do against the SVB and cuc beetle???? here are some pics of one

this is a pic when I first spotted them
http://www.insectidentification.org/user/imgs/assassin-bug.jpg

this is what they look like now
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/chatham/ag/SustAg/GSFgraphics/assbugCPBclose2.jpg

6/24/2008 3:14:47 PM

Williamsburg,KY

I never saw them before, just read about them. I dont know how they would get the SVB. My book says they occasionally prey on adults of many plant eating insects, mostly prey on larvae. I would do what you have to do for your pumpkins and perhaps let the assassins alone on your eating veggies. Just my opinion. Croley Bend

6/24/2008 7:00:58 PM