tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post6206880503161151583..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Opuntia attack!Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-6141531337910274412017-06-25T17:00:56.252-05:002017-06-25T17:00:56.252-05:00Bugs on Opuntia? (besides cochineal scale). Huh. H...Bugs on Opuntia? (besides cochineal scale). Huh. How about that? <br /><br /><i>"introduced to Australia to combat the invasive prickly pear cacti (proven ineffective)"</i><br /><br />One I saw a bunch of nymphs on a rose, and squished most of them--then found out it was some sort of very aggressive predator to all sorts of bad bugs, and not vegetarian in the least. Now I try to check before squishing. Obviously though the damage on the pads meant they were the bad guys. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-50301186447367213142017-06-22T21:25:50.322-05:002017-06-22T21:25:50.322-05:00Opuntia bugs!? Yikes. Keep them away from my garde...Opuntia bugs!? Yikes. Keep them away from my garden.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-36003494315725865812017-06-22T12:34:32.808-05:002017-06-22T12:34:32.808-05:00BTW, I saw one of these that had bright red legs a...BTW, I saw one of these that had bright red legs and antenna instead of black. Pretty cool! (It was the only one that looked like that.)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-8596760540951466262017-06-22T12:33:50.886-05:002017-06-22T12:33:50.886-05:00Lisa: You found it: Chelinidea vittiger aequoris t...Lisa: You found it: Chelinidea vittiger aequoris they are (Google "opuntia bug"). I saw an adult today, so definite on the ID. Thanks!<br /><br />Jim: Approximately. I'd normally just use insecticidal soap (or any natural soap like Murphy's oil soap) but I know that alcohol is effective on some succulent pests (according to Gerhard) so I reached for this. It's actually a homemade daily shower cleaner spray that I was trying (not happy with in that capacity, but worked great here).<br />Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-72999601028481836572017-06-22T10:50:16.154-05:002017-06-22T10:50:16.154-05:00I have NEVER seen bugs like that. Please let us kn...I have NEVER seen bugs like that. Please let us know if you figure out what they are. They sure have disfigured your opuntia.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-42344394053413740792017-06-22T09:23:44.147-05:002017-06-22T09:23:44.147-05:00Is that mixture you used a homemade insecticidal s...Is that mixture you used a homemade insecticidal soap and if so is it 1/3,1/3,1/3?Jim Gallaghernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-2485176914573133682017-06-22T08:51:46.577-05:002017-06-22T08:51:46.577-05:00Little monsters! Little monsters! outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-46943705451140852282017-06-22T07:21:17.391-05:002017-06-22T07:21:17.391-05:00GLOCHIDS ARE MY NEMESIS! haha! I try SO HARD to av...GLOCHIDS ARE MY NEMESIS! haha! I try SO HARD to avoid the opuntia bed, but invariably I'll find myself with six or ten in my hands. GAH!<br /><br />Those are cute little bugs... but hungry! A quick Google search reveals that these may be Chelinidea vittiger, the cactus coreid or opuntia bug. Very specialized little critters, it seems!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185255434783858464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-10068893718748702822017-06-22T06:25:14.450-05:002017-06-22T06:25:14.450-05:00I've never heard of Opuntia pests before but I...I've never heard of Opuntia pests before but I suppose they are bound to exist. I thought at first the opuntia got you with some glochids.Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com