My Anne primocane berries are getting little rotten spots while half-ripe. There’s a small insect in the 2nd photo which may be involved. These berries were covered with an organza bag, which may have let in smaller insects. I have Joan Js 10 feet away without this issue. Any ideas, gang?
Thank you!
Could be stinkbugs, but you would probably notice the smell or bad taste on some if that’s the culprit. They ruined most of my black raspberries, which were covered by organza bags.
Flea beetles/the one in your photos and stink bugs. I’ve noticed they love these more than other raspberries that i have as well.
Mine don’t put out a smell unless threatened so there’s no stink bug smells for me.
How do the stink bugs get into the bags?
If the bag is touching them, they can bite through the bags. I’ve seen this one with my peaches
Thank you all for the info. I’m thinking the white organza bags may even make the berries more visible to the stink bugs, so I’ll be leaving them off, or perhaps try out some green bags instead.
