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  1. 7th December 2023, 01:51 PM #1
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    Default please help identify these garden bugs

    please help identify these garden bugs

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    My lady tells me these are horrendous.
    I've found quite a few.
    But don't know enough about them to call it an infestation.
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    Milkweed Bug ?
    Spilostethus pacificus (Milkweed bug) - Canberra & Southern Tablelands
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    Harlequin bug Dindymus versicolor
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    Quote Originally Posted by mic-d View Post
    Harlequin bug
    Agree.

    Colours in first photo were a bit confusing but second photo is definitely a harlequin bug.

    Used to be very common in Melbourne when I was a kid in the 1950s but very rarely seen where I've been in north east Melbourne suburbs over last 40 odd years.
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    Thanks to all who replied.
    The first pic is two mating.
    I've seen 100's mating.
    And only one of the Harlequin.

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    Finally:
    Pyrrhocoroidea - Wikipedia
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    Other than soap and water, I Can't seem to find a pesticide that specifically mentions Pyrrhocoroidea.
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    Default they can be pesky sometimes....

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  7. 9th December 2023, 05:22 PM #7
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    LOL!
    Definitely.
    Flame Thrower has been considered.

    But have settled on a Proton Pack.

    One for me
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    And one for each of my team.
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    Who ya gonna call!
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