Friend or Foe? in the Florida Gardening forum

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bando1_de

Jul 10, 2022 9:53 AM CST

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New Port Richey, Florida

Found quite a few of these bugs on my tomato plants. Can someone please id this guy?

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ardesia

Jul 11, 2022 5:19 AM CST

Name: Alice
Flat Rock, NC (Zone 7a)

to Garden.org Hope we can help.

Looks like one of the Leaf Footed Bugs and they are not the worst but still a foe. I would spray with Neem (in the evening so you do not burn any foliage) to smother any eggs they may have left on your plants and do this several times per the instructions on the label.
https://elp.tamu.edu/ipm/bugs/...

Minds are like parachutes; they work better when they are open.

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bando1_de

Jul 11, 2022 6:54 AM CST

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New Port Richey, Florida

Thanks ardesia.

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