Friday, March 23, 2012

Pest!

Squash lady beetle larvae, the insect that destroys my bitter gourd plant in a matter of days! Found out from the internet that it actually circles the leaf area in which it is going to feed!


The leaves have a web-like pattern after being eaten by these pests.


They have a rather spikey body!


It moves quite fast too!


I was having a hard time getting a clear photo of this pest!


Finally, a clear shot! See the interesting pattern of the leaves after being eaten by them. These insects looks kinda cute and yucky too! Have you seen this creepy pest in your garden?


Happy Gardening !!!


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  1. Sunray GardensMarch 23, 2012 at 6:15 PM

    No haven't seen them and after seeing your leaves I hope I don't see them.
    Cher Sunray Gardens

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  2. ON THE TOPMarch 24, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    nice blog posting. I like it to stop here and read your articles

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  3. UnknownMarch 24, 2012 at 5:20 PM

    Recently I found one such critter munching on the leaves of my golden chalice. It gave me goose bumps.

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  4. Malay-Kadazan girlMarch 25, 2012 at 6:45 PM

    Aiyo...pertama kali nampak serangga ni. Hope it did not go to the other plants.

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  5. MalarMarch 28, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    I haev it in my garden. They kill my bitter gourd plant too ( many times!!)

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  6. petite nyonyaMarch 28, 2012 at 10:14 PM

    aiyoh...i hope they and all their fmly, relatives and friends DO NOT come visit my plants!! gdnite!!

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  7. J.C.March 29, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    No, I have not seen this pest before. I would think pest dislike bitter gourd plant due to its taste. So, I am wrong then. Did you have to kill the plant in order to prevent the pests from multiplying in your garden?

    Fyi, to take close-up photo of the pest, you can turn on the "macro" function on your camera. It usually comes in a picture of a flower on most camera. Good luck!

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  8. UnknownMarch 30, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    What a coincidence...i also have the picture of this creature in my latest post.....it was in my garden about a month ago and i also have no idea what it was....but it was on the wall and i didnt see any sign of leaves being eaten yet, so far...but the color is different...the one i found was dark...glad u shared this...

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  9. Priscilla @ Homegrown DelightApril 2, 2012 at 2:18 PM

    Yikes so nasty! I haven't seen that pest before. I hope you can get rid of the problem quick.

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  11. cathy@homeApril 18, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    I have just planted a bitter gourd plant in the garden I hope I dont get any visitors like that .

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  12. Su YeeSeptember 25, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    I think these are the larval stage of an insect.. might be a beetle.. :)

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