Bug database in the Site Talk forum

Aug 2, 2013 10:13 PM CST

Thread OP

It would be cool if there was a bug database similar to the plant database to help identify garden pests or good garden insects. I'm a fairly new gardner and sometimes i'll see a bug and wonder what the heck it it. A plant disease database might be cool too.

| @Scooter007 | Post #459947 (1)

zuzu

Aug 2, 2013 10:38 PM CST

Plants Admin

Name: Zuzu
Northern California (Zone 9a)

Welcome to ATP, Scooter007.

We have a Pests and Diseases Forum that eventually should have loads of photos of pests and good insects. It's a new forum, but we have high hopes for it.

http://garden.org/forums/view/...

| @zuzu | Post #459955 (2)

vic

Aug 3, 2013 7:30 AM CST

Name: Vicki
North Carolina

Scooter007!

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gingin

Aug 3, 2013 1:34 PM CST

Name: Ginger
Fountain, Florida (Zone 8b)

and

from the Florida panhandle

Each cloud has a silver lineing if only you look for it.

| @gingin | Post #460255 (4)

plantladylin

Aug 3, 2013 2:14 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Hi Scooter!

from me too!

I'd love to someday see a database for plant pests and diseases here on ATP; but I'm greedy

because I would love to have databases on-site for all the critters (Good & Bad) that visit our gardens; i.e. a Garden Insects Database, Butterfly/Skipper/Moth Database and a Backyard Birds Database. I like one-stop shopping so to speak

Meanwhile, we do post photo's of insects for identification over on the Pests & Diseases Forum that Zuzu linked to.

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| @plantladylin | Post #460285 (5)

gingin

Aug 3, 2013 2:19 PM CST

Name: Ginger
Fountain, Florida (Zone 8b)

Also JRsbugs is an excellent source for bug IDs

Each cloud has a silver lineing if only you look for it.

| @gingin | Post #460289 (6)

plantladylin

Aug 3, 2013 2:23 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

gingin said:Also JRsbugs is an excellent source for bug IDs

Janice is our bug expert; very knowledgeable about all kinds of insects ... and always willing to help! She's also great at identifying plants too!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #460291 (7)

flaflwrgrl

Aug 5, 2013 7:18 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

plantladylin said:

Janice is our bug expert; very knowledgeable about all kinds of insects ... and always willing to help! She's also great at identifying plants too!

And

Scooter!

Here is Janet's cubit. All you

ave to do is post a photo of the bug & she'll ID it quick as a wink!
http://cubits.org/buglife/foru...

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| @flaflwrgrl | Post #461579 (8)

valleylynn

Aug 7, 2013 8:52 AM CST

Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)

Hi Scooter, and

to ATP.

I agree, would love to see a database of bug/insects and one for diseases.
The Pest and disease forum is wonderful, but it would be great to have an actual database once something is identified.

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