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Ugly bugs! #60405 April 8th, 2006 at 07:19 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington B Bill The Garden Helper
Bill The Garden Helper B Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington	In the past two days a herd of these ugly bugs have nearly destroyed many of the newly opened flowers on my Trillium. The bugs are about 1/8"-3/16" in length. Can anyone (Buglady) identify the bug and suggest a reasonable treatment option, please?

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Re: Ugly bugs! #60406 April 8th, 2006 at 07:57 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Coastal Maine melcon6 Member
melcon6 Member Joined: Sep 2002 Coastal Maine	I had the most beautiful chocolate/maroonish colored trillium given to me by a coworker several years ago and they got almost completely eaten up by something!!! I never did see what was eating it, I'm going out there to check on them today, thanks for reminding me!

Re: Ugly bugs! #60407 April 11th, 2006 at 09:32 AM
Joined: Mar 2006 Stockton, California, Zone 9 Michael15r Member
Michael15r Member Joined: Mar 2006 Stockton, California, Zone 9	You know last year those bugs where all over my front porch during summer. I hated them then a couple of weeks later I stared seeing them come into the house!!! They look like bedbugs in a way, but there not though.

Re: Ugly bugs! #60408 April 12th, 2006 at 09:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 PA Buglady Member
Buglady Member Joined: Jan 2004 PA	Hard to tell from the image, and not being able to see all the anatomy. Maybe a sap feeding beetle? Have any more images? also a pyrethrin spray should work to kill them. Also helps to have something in the image to give size perspective.

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