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Does anybody know if this is friend or foe - Can the Man - 18-05-2020
i found this guy on my rosemary in the poly tunnel
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RE: Does anybody know if this is friend or foe - Veggie - 18-05-2020
Is it a Ladybird Larvae? https://www.thoughtco.com/the-life-cycle-of-ladybugs-1968141
RE: Does anybody know if this is friend or foe - Greenleaves - 18-05-2020
Agree with Veggie, definitely and friend
RE: Does anybody know if this is friend or foe - Veggie - 18-05-2020
You're my friend too, Greenleaves.
RE: Does anybody know if this is friend or foe - Can the Man - 18-05-2020
Thanks Veggie & GL that’s great news, would that be a reason why I am seeing what looks like spittle on the leaves of parsley and rosemary?
RE: Does anybody know if this is friend or foe - Veggie - 18-05-2020
That sounds like cuckoo spit, maybe its not a ladybird larva but a spittlebug?
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=490
RE: Does anybody know if this is friend or foe - Admin - 18-05-2020
Perhaps we need a friend or foe board?
RE: Does anybody know if this is friend or foe - Veggie - 18-05-2020
Maybe we do!
RE: Does anybody know if this is friend or foe - Can the Man - 18-05-2020
The 2 possibilities for the cuckoo spit do t seem to harm the plants.
I’ve just been out to the tunnel to check against some of what the RHS site said and right enough some of the leaf tips of the rosemary have gone black, I will need to investigate further. I also noticed earlier what seemed like a bee flying around now I’m not convinced as it was landing on leaves rather than the flowers of say the strawberries, me thinks it might be laying eggs on laves. I will try get a photo tomorrow
RE: Does anybody know if this is friend or foe - mrbadexample - 18-05-2020
Not a ladybird, I'm sure. Looks like some kind of weevil.