Aphids
Aphids are small, sap-sucking insects which can cause a lot of damage to your plants. They can be green, black, red-pink or translucent white and are often found grouped on new shoots and buds.
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Nezara viridula
What is a Green Vegetable Bug?
The green vegetable bug is bright green in colour and about 1.5 cm long in adulthood, but more rounded and black and white or black and red in younger stages. It attacks beans, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet corn, vine crops, grapes, sunflowers and other ornamentals and is mostly active in hot weather. The green vegetable bug sucks the sap of stalks and leaves and the juices from fruit. If disturbed, the green vegetable bug will emit an unpleasant chemical which has a strong odour and can stain fingers and clothes.
Symptoms
Wilting shoots from sap loss. Fruit distortion and hard corky growth.
Plants impacted
- Beans
- Tomatoes
- Potatoes
- Sweet Corn
- Vine Crops
- Grapes
- Sunflowers
- Other ornamentals
Mealybug
If your plant is covered in what looks like little balls of sticky cotton wool along the stems and leaves, it's a good sign you have mealybug. Here's how to identify and control mealybug.
Thrips
Here's how to identify and control thrips in your garden or indoor plants.
Whiteflies
These small, white and winged insects can often be found crowded on leaves of leafy greens and vegies. When disturbed, they fly away in a small plume or 'cloud'. Here's how to control whiteflies in your garden.
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