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Jun 30, 2016 7:18 PM CST
Name: tarev
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b)
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Wow...pretty! And quite pointy sharp!!
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Jul 8, 2016 8:20 AM CST
Name: Cinda
Indiana Zone 5b
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New to my garden
two bright shinny drops of gold on my Morning glory.
..a balanced life is worth pursuit.
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Jul 8, 2016 8:29 AM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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Reminds me of something I had last year called a tortoise beetle, I think. nodding

Looked around, maybe it's this one: http://bugguide.net/node/view/...
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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Jul 8, 2016 9:06 AM CST
Name: Cinda
Indiana Zone 5b
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That looks like them
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Thanks
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Jul 8, 2016 7:48 PM CST
central Illinois
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'Drops of gold' - very descriptive!
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Jul 20, 2016 3:56 PM CST
Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)
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Here's a pretty bug for you all...

Kinda surprised that nobody volunteered an id, or asked If I knew what I had photographed...
neway, here's the grub...
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The evil SVB...

Squash Vine Borer...
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Jul 20, 2016 4:08 PM CST
Name: Cinda
Indiana Zone 5b
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Oh My
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I will be on the lookout because they cause a lot of trouble in my garden.
..a balanced life is worth pursuit.
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Jul 20, 2016 4:18 PM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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Not sure how that one got past me. Hilarious! Stone, thank you for posting! Thumbs up Thumbs up
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Jul 20, 2016 4:19 PM CST
Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)
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Or maybe try growing moschata squash.
Apparently winter squash has solid vines, and no grubs.
Being on the look-out isn't likely to be of much use... my moth was there for a few minutes, and then nary a trace... Lots of other gardens to visit... didn't even stick around long enough to visit the flowers!
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Jul 20, 2016 6:25 PM CST
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
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Evil, evil things! Angry Angry
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
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Jul 21, 2016 9:45 AM CST
Name: Cinda
Indiana Zone 5b
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I agree
..a balanced life is worth pursuit.
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Aug 7, 2016 11:41 AM CST
Europe (Zone 7a)
Region: Europe
Something has been munching on the heuchera leaves. Could this be the culprit, or was he just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Whistling

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And it was really difficult to take any decent photo of this guy...

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Aug 7, 2016 1:05 PM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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Hi 3Mark Welcome!

Yes, that green one looks like a young katydid and it is probably who was eating your heuchera leaves. I find that katydids are not very particular and will eat just about everything in the garden.

Nice beetle picture. Thumbs up
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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Aug 7, 2016 2:32 PM CST
Europe (Zone 7a)
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And to think I gave him the benefit of the doubt Hilarious!
It was not my heuchera he was sitting on but at least now I know I have to be on the lookout. Let's hope it'll turn out that they prefer other plants Crossing Fingers!
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Sep 5, 2016 12:00 AM CST
Name: Toni Melvin
Sherwood Oregon (Zone 8a)
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This was the cutest, tiniest, pollinator i have ever seen. I wish my photo would have been a clear close up of this bug.
Toni
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Sep 5, 2016 4:32 AM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
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Do you have small native bees in the US, too?
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Sep 5, 2016 7:11 AM CST
Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
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That's a very cut little pollinator indeed. Lovey dubby

We do have some tiny native bees in the US. But there are also some really tiny pollinating wasps and flies.
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Sep 5, 2016 8:30 PM CST
Name: UrbanWild
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
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Gleni said:Do you have small native bees in the US, too?


Yes. The genus Perdita (100s of species in this Genus) are fairly minute...just a few mm in length. I do not remember which species in the US is the smallest but it is likely one of the western species.
Always looking for interesting plants for pollinators and food! Bonus points for highly, and pleasantly scented plants.

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Sep 5, 2016 9:19 PM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
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Lovely.
It has really caught on in Australia having native bee hives. I was due to get one this month but the man who does it here fatally fell off a ladder recently.

Assdded 9/9/2016: the next day his daughter rang and said they had a hive for me.

See The thread "Bee Friends And Other Garden Guests - Chapter 5" in Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum
The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.
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Sep 6, 2016 7:22 AM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
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I posted this on a tomato thread. But it just dawned on me that that white patch is a mosquito caught by the flash!

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The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.

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