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Potato bugs

edgecamedgecam Member Posts: 3,280
edited June 2009 in General Discussion
What do potato bugs look like and what is the best way to get rid of them?
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    Mr. FriendlyMr. Friendly Member Posts: 7,981
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by edgecam
    What do potato bugs look like and what is the best way to get rid of them?
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    Jacob2008Jacob2008 Member Posts: 19,528 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by edgecam
    What do potato bugs look like and what is the best way to get rid of them?


    Go get a potato. break 4 tooth picks in half, put 4 on each side for feet. Then, break two more in half. Take two halves and put raisins on them, put them for eyes. Continue putting other two halves in the head for antennas.

    You have a potato bug! Shall I make one and demonstrate?
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    toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks Jacob, I needed that laughquote:Originally posted by Jacob2008
    quote:Originally posted by edgecam
    What do potato bugs look like and what is the best way to get rid of them?


    Go get a potato. break 4 tooth picks in half, put 4 on each side for feet. Then, break two more in half. Take two halves and put raisins on them, put them for eyes. Continue putting other two halves in the head for antennas.

    You have a potato bug! Shall I make one and demonstrate?
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    Jacob2008Jacob2008 Member Posts: 19,528 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
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    Upon making the potato bug, I found out a red ink pen has busted in my paper drawer. [B)][B)]
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    edgecamedgecam Member Posts: 3,280
    edited November -1
    Jacob, You forgot the raisin eyes
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    JohnnylikesgunsJohnnylikesguns Member Posts: 2,887 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by edgecam
    Jacob, You forgot the raisin eyes


    He ate them!
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    Jacob2008Jacob2008 Member Posts: 19,528 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We are out of raisins. Had to use styrofoam [:D][:D]
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    edgecamedgecam Member Posts: 3,280
    edited November -1
    Now Now kids no eating during arts and crafts timequote:Originally posted by Johnnylikesguns
    quote:Originally posted by edgecam
    Jacob, You forgot the raisin eyes


    He ate them!
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    grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 53,466 ✭
    edited November -1
    One of these thing I hate them.

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    hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,183 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    dnelson you do a lot better work than jacob![;)]
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    edgecamedgecam Member Posts: 3,280
    edited November -1
    Ok so now how do you get rid of them?
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    SawzSawz Member Posts: 6,049
    edited November -1
    this is what we call them potato bugs or sow bugs around here and they eat only decaying vegtable matter and actually do the garden good

    http://http://healthyhomegardening.com/images/gardengeek/pillbug_873.jpg
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    armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    SAWZ

    We call these potato bugs also. When you touch them they get defensive and curl up into a ball and then you can roll them away. I don't see as many as I used to but they are still around.
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    11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,588 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Adults a bit bigger than an M&M- black and white stripes running front to back, Larval stages smaller, reddish brown. EGGS laid underside plant leaf, flat cluster of tiny round golden or brownish eggs.

    Early morning, pan of water with a few drops of dish detergent- hold under plant, tap plant, they fall into water, sink. You can use Sevin dust (again, early morning while plants are damp with dew, makes powder stick) While Sevin is fairly benign, if you are trying to go the pure organic route, use Neem oil. Made from the Neem tree, makes the larva sick, they never become adults. Sevin works better, tho.

    Untreated, they will strip a potato plant to the bare stem in a day or two- then go after your tomatoes.
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