Posted by Moonraker on September 2, 2011, 6:16 am
I have been picking and freezing runner beans this morning. In so doing
I have come across several beetles(?) The are all green, making them
perfect camouflage amongst the beans, oval almost round about 1.2cm in
size. As my crop is good I assume they are benign. However I would like
to know what they are and if they are a possible problem. The only one I
can tell is that they are so well camouflaged that we may end up eating
them, added protein anyway. ;-)
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Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire
Posted by Jake on September 2, 2011, 7:18 am
wrote:
>I have been picking and freezing runner beans this morning. In so doing
>I have come across several beetles(?) The are all green, making them
>perfect camouflage amongst the beans, oval almost round about 1.2cm in
>size. As my crop is good I assume they are benign. However I would like
>to know what they are and if they are a possible problem. The only one I
>can tell is that they are so well camouflaged that we may end up eating
>them, added protein anyway. ;-)
Might they be green shield bug nymphs? These are more rounded than the
adults. Have a look at:
http://www.gardensafari.net/en_picpages/palomena_prasina.htm#
The bottom two thumbnails show the little uns.
Cheers
Jake
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in between reading anything by JRR Tolkien.
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Posted by nmm1 on September 2, 2011, 6:52 am
>wrote:
>>I have been picking and freezing runner beans this morning. In so doing
>>I have come across several beetles(?) The are all green, making them
>>perfect camouflage amongst the beans, oval almost round about 1.2cm in
>>size. As my crop is good I assume they are benign. However I would like
>>to know what they are and if they are a possible problem. The only one I
>>can tell is that they are so well camouflaged that we may end up eating
>>them, added protein anyway. ;-)
>Might they be green shield bug nymphs? These are more rounded than the
>adults. Have a look at:
>http://www.gardensafari.net/en_picpages/palomena_prasina.htm#
>The bottom two thumbnails show the little uns.
Almost certainly, and they taste disgusting. While they are sap
suckers, I have never seen them cause enough damage to be worth
worrying about. The RHS agrees.
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pidQ9
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Posted by Dave Hill on September 2, 2011, 11:31 am
they taste disgusting.
Thats because you tried to eat them before they were ripr
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/taffy4u2/_hawthorn_shield_bug.jpg
Posted by Pete C on September 2, 2011, 7:33 am
>I have been picking and freezing runner beans this morning. In so doing I
>have come across several beetles(?) The are all green, making them perfect
>camouflage amongst the beans, oval almost round about 1.2cm in size. As my
>crop is good I assume they are benign. However I would like to know what
>they are and if they are a possible problem. The only one I can tell is
>that they are so well camouflaged that we may end up eating them, added
>protein anyway. ;-)
> --
> Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire
As has been said, stink bug. I had a lot last year, only a few now. They
don't do any harm....live and let live :)
Pete C
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>I have come across several beetles(?) The are all green, making them
>perfect camouflage amongst the beans, oval almost round about 1.2cm in
>size. As my crop is good I assume they are benign. However I would like
>to know what they are and if they are a possible problem. The only one I
>can tell is that they are so well camouflaged that we may end up eating
>them, added protein anyway. ;-)