Bean Plataspid
Megacopta cribraria
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Dallas, Georgia
Molena, Georgia
Royston, Georgia
Snellville, Georgia
Indian Trail, North Carolina
Monroe, North Carolina
Beech Island, South Carolina
Charlottesville, Virginia
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riceke
Lollishe
Now spring is here and guess what has come with it?! UGH! Luckily our home has cream siding so they aren't all over the house like they were in SC, and our home has a built on garage so no running through them. Nothing seems to kill them (or if it does, they hatch and re-infest quickly, and the ex... read more
drgirl
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Last fall these bugs (called kudzu bugs) swarmed our house and neighbor's houses. We had to run in & out the front door to try to avoid them, and even then we'd end up with some on our clothing. The problem is that they can stink and can cause an itchy rash on many people thanks to a chemical they secrete!
They settled in the thousands on my green bean plants and raspberry bush and killed the bean plants before the beans could mature. As the weather turned cold, they settled into every protected place they could find - under leaves, in the bark of our eucalyptus tree, and all over the branches of my artemisia (wormwood), which they attacked and sucked dry. I've tried several pesticides with minimal result. There... read more
Sinfullysweet
The damage they do is stripping all moisture from the plant to where it looks like it has been scorched (burned).
kennedyh
Statewide Emergency Pest Alert
Please Read and Please Act
In mid- to late-October County Extension Agents with the Georgia Cooperative Extension Service (University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences) and individuals from several independent pest management firms filed multiple reports (including physical samples) with the University of Georgia’s Homeowner Insect & Weed Diagnostics Laboratory (Ms. Lisa Ames) and an Extension Specialist (Dr. Dan Suiter) regarding large numbers of insects that had “swarmed” onto the sides of homes and other structures (see photos below). Homeowners often complain of an offensive or bitter smell associated with the insect. Further investigation has revealed that this insect is not nati... read more