This thing is sitting on a nectarine tree ri
ght next to what appears to be a ladybug but is 4 times bigger. Is it good or bad?
ght next to what appears to be a ladybug but is 4 times bigger. Is it good or bad?
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Chrysomela populi
If I were you I would use an insecticide at least to minimize an keep under control.
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I read that they like poplar trees. Do they like peach leaves also?
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I don’t think your first move should be to use insecticide. If anything, it should be your very last resort. Maybe contact your local extension service or go to a respected garden center and inquire. You could even use an app for Id purposes.
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I’m curious why you don’t recommend an insecticide for a non-native pest species?
I would begin with manual squashing myself as I’ve adopted with stink bugs and lantern flies, but sometimes that option is not realistic with large areas.
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I still have flowers on the peach trees so I have to wait to spray
Today I found this odd insect. One on a tulip poplar flower. And another over a pattern of leaf damage on an apple bud. Looks like a grasshopper mated with an aphid and a sucking bug.
Perhaps one of the predatory assassin bug nymphs.
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Just FYI the OP is in Europe, where that species is native, and I don’t think it’s a pest on fruit trees?
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Ahah! I didn’t pick up on that. Definitely changes the perspective on my comments.
OP is from Italy, ID-er is from Spain, and the insect species is not listed on Bugguide.
Clean sweep: all three are non-USA.
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I also like a good beef steak, but if there isn’t one, I’ll settle for a hamburger 
This beetle is categorized as a plague.
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