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Title: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: Biscombe on July 05, 2007, 10:10:22
Quite a few discovered while weeding, quite small with horizontal stripes, tried googling but not found nothing, any ideas?? won't start the war dance until i know they are baddies!!!!
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: froglets on July 05, 2007, 10:21:43
Dennis the Menace or Basher??
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: Biscombe on July 05, 2007, 11:02:21
Heheheheh!! very funny!
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: froglets on July 05, 2007, 14:25:01
Would have been better if I'd got it right.....

Gnasher, I think.  Senior moment brought on by work related brain death  ;D
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: Tee Gee on July 05, 2007, 14:40:17
Is this it by any chance? This is an Asparagus beetle.

(http://tinyurl.com/37em5f)
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: Biscombe on July 06, 2007, 16:14:07
No Teegee, my new pet is rounder and just red & black striped! but thanks for posting  ;D
Hehehe Frog know what you mean about work related brain death! getting some sanity back here, skools out for summer!!!!!
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: kenkew on July 06, 2007, 20:13:45
I got a yellow and black one...!
It's the dreaded Colorado beetle.
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: SnooziSuzi on July 06, 2007, 20:49:34
Heh!  Looks like a mint humbug!  (No pun intended! ;))
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: SnooziSuzi on July 06, 2007, 20:53:33
Quote from: Biscombe on July 05, 2007, 10:10:22
Quite a few discovered while weeding, quite small with horizontal stripes, tried googling but not found nothing, any ideas?? won't start the war dance until i know they are baddies!!!!


Perhaps theres a pic on this page:  http://www.escarabajolandia.com/Ingles/galleries/index1.html (http://www.escarabajolandia.com/Ingles/galleries/index1.html)
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: Biscombe on July 07, 2007, 07:41:02
Nope, not on there Snoozi, but i did identify SCARABAEOIDEA - CETONIIDAE that were on my broad beans last year, great gallery! Not the Colorado Beetle either Ken thanks for posting the link. Dennis and Gnasher don't seem to be doing much damage so I'll leave them to it!
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: Paulines7 on July 09, 2007, 15:03:31
It's not the red and black striped shield bug, is it?  Any chance of a photo Biscombe?
Title: Re: Red & Black striped beetle
Post by: Biscombe on July 09, 2007, 17:05:53
Nope! but thanks again, will get off my backside and take some pics!!  ;)