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zonesix Pompton Lakes, NJ Jun 22, 2006

i have shinny gold bugs the shape of ladybugs on some of my plants outside....what are they???
They eat from the bottom of the leaf...no picture yet

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Night_Bloom Griffin, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 23, 2006

My guess is that they are tortoise beetles (which seem to be popular lately).

Here's a link to some pictures of them... http://bugguide.net/node/view/40795/bgpage


If that is what they are, I talk about them in this thread... http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/617574/

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mikekilhoffer Chatham, IL(Zone 5b) Jun 24, 2006

I had the same bugs eating my (ornamental) sweet potatoe vines. I make a tea from Copenhagen chew and sprayed the leaves.... no more gold bugs (tortoise beetles). They come back when it rains.. but atleast the plants have a turn to regenerate.

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zonesix Pompton Lakes, NJ Jun 24, 2006

Thank you for your help......they seem to have left for now..but it is raining today so i expect another vist..

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