tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post3262630916504286562..comments2023-07-26T17:20:34.426+02:00Comments on Elephant's Eye: Rothschild or Red Shield bugsDiana Studerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-43172987804524979682010-01-28T04:12:26.689+02:002010-01-28T04:12:26.689+02:00Studying these bugs in our classroom, forming a ha...Studying these bugs in our classroom, forming a habitat for these little critters.I searched for more information and I found plenty here.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-14436620742626489542009-12-05T22:31:16.284+02:002009-12-05T22:31:16.284+02:00No bug dare to eat my Melianthus, not if it wants ...No bug dare to eat my Melianthus, not if it wants to stay alive. I've got a gloved hand and I'm not afraid to use it. :) The Rothschild looks a lot like our Box Elder bug. It is harmless but also a nuisance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-64169246781381270352009-12-05T15:20:05.788+02:002009-12-05T15:20:05.788+02:00Ms Robin - with your rainbow of flowers!
LeSan - ...Ms Robin - with your rainbow of flowers!<br /><br />LeSan - we don't do poison, so I watch, and am grateful that the rose beetles are willing to share. We have nesting birds patrolling for bugs, so that works out.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-25496094712461038632009-12-05T09:04:39.829+02:002009-12-05T09:04:39.829+02:00You sound so much more tolerant of these beetles t...You sound so much more tolerant of these beetles than I think I would be upon seeing so many. A few sure, but that looks like a bit more. LOL. They are handsome bugs though, I'll give them that.LeSanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07939320676822416742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-46840352644885428902009-12-05T05:09:06.803+02:002009-12-05T05:09:06.803+02:00It reminds me of the similiar beetles that infeste...It reminds me of the similiar beetles that infested my garden this summer. They didn't seem to be doing any harm, but they sure were everywhere! I never did figure out what they were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-69205570046659470972009-12-04T19:58:44.868+02:002009-12-04T19:58:44.868+02:00Nell jean - I love to wear silk. And to knit with ...Nell jean - I love to wear silk. And to knit with it.<br /><br />Arizona lady - what does your bug's shield look like?<br /><br />Carol - how clever of the birds to separate their good from their bad in their meal.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-55522080103085584922009-12-04T18:52:05.566+02:002009-12-04T18:52:05.566+02:00These handsome bugs look different from our milkwe...These handsome bugs look different from our milkweed beetles. Unfortunately some birds have figured out how to eat a part of the Monarch butterfly and spit out the rest which houses the toxin from Milkweed... but from the looks at your army of beetles the birds do not care for these little guys. Great photos. CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-56831691557983034112009-12-04T18:36:13.963+02:002009-12-04T18:36:13.963+02:00Hi Diana,
We have these Milkweed Bugs too. You c...Hi Diana,<br /><br />We have these Milkweed Bugs too. You can see them gathered on our milkweed plants (Asclepias). Isn't amazing the things we have in common in the garden thousands of miles apart?Noelle Johnson https://www.blogger.com/profile/12198931083102476324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234209863121615779.post-2042640664021493882009-12-04T17:08:47.468+02:002009-12-04T17:08:47.468+02:00I think you're safe to wear silk, it's bee...I think you're safe to wear silk, it's been worn for hundreds of years and takes dye so beautifully.<br /><br />I can see why plants have to go through quarantine to go from country to country. We just got rid of the boll weevil in recent times; don't need another pest that eats cotton.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.com