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arlene Newberry, FL(Zone 8B) May 28, 2001

Has anyone seen these? looked 24 carat gold plated....on a brug....when i moved it flew away....tell me this brings luck!

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Ivey Lyles, TN May 28, 2001

Arlene.... I saw them last year, on my morning glories, even caught one but it died and changed to a dull orange color so no one believed me. Now I have a witness, bless you!

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) May 28, 2001

Do they have spots? Were they the same size as red ladybugs?

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Agapanthus Hampstead, NC(Zone 8a) May 28, 2001

arlene, I have seen gold ladybugs in my garden. Havn't captured any, nor been able to follow any special one. Have also seen a BRIGHT blue chamelon (wrong spelling, I know)

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Kathleen Panama, NY(Zone 5a) May 28, 2001

I've seen the gold bugs, too. they are similar to ladybugs in size, but I have no idea what they really are, except beautiful.

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) May 29, 2001

They are not good bugs!! They are responsible for the holes in your brug leaves and also eat sweet potato vine leaves. They leave round holes in them. The milkweed leaf beetle (chrysochus cobaltinus) is blue or metalic green, the adults eat the leaves of milkweed, oleander and peaches while the larva eat the roots. The gold one is called golden Tortoise Beetle (metriona bicolor) is a garden pest that eats morning glories, sweet potato vine, raspberry, milkweed and brugmansias. The larva also eats the leaves.
Pyrethrum will kill them if it is sprayed directly on them.
Calalily

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arlene Newberry, FL(Zone 8B) May 29, 2001

Calalily, thank you!!! i was wondering if it was bad, when i was misting this afternoon i saw one on a morning glory bush and it had holes in it!!! if i find the booger again i will hand squash it. was kinda wierd, though.. never saw one before.

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