It did move. The look of it ( not the color) reminded me of a frog. It did not hop but just move away like other bugs when I tried to touch it.
Ihave not seen it before so I was curious. Thank you.
Looks like earwigs.
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Yeah, earwigs
How they manage to get into the bags when most other insects don’t is a mystery
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Earwigs have no problem climbing in through the lower corners of bags that are cut for ventilation.
Other insects try to get in where the stems are. If bags are tightly closed , those bugs can’t do anything. Also, PC or coddling moths seem unable to fly through those two corner holesto get to fruit. Hope they never figure it out.
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I love finding these worms in this condition.
Found several of these feasting on my elderberry plants yesterday, any ideals what it might be or become? Friend or foe?
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That looks like it. Excellent link, thanks for posting it!
Yes, that is what that is. I used to find their them and their cocoons back when I was in grade school all the time. I would bring them inside and hatch them in my room. Yeah, my mom was so happy when they hatched. hahaha
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How about this guy? Found 3 of them on my passionfruit vine. Sorry for the crappy photo, but he was a maroon red with lots of spikes:
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That could be a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar.This source comments,that they spend some time eating Passion Vine before pupating.Brady
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Thank you for the ID! It looks like it has wandered a long way from home - or hitched a ride on someone importing passion vines into SoCal more likely.
@dutch-s
Yup I make a band of my wife’s old nylon stocking held with a safety pin and smear tanglefoot on it for aphids and aphid sucking ants on my sweet cherry trees. See forum threads here on aphids and ants.
Are these good or bad. Found these two chewing on a small plum tree that needs all the leaves. I carefully moved them to another plum tree with plenty of leaves. Hoping they turn into a pretty butterfly.
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They look like these and do feed on plants.Brady
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So cute. It looked like it wore a green vest.
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They come with jackets?
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Those sting like a hot branding iron
Don’t touch.
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