They're baacckkk!

Ashdown, AR(Zone 8a)

ha these on my hibiscus last year too. I never did get them id'ed. Here's a couple really crappy pictures.As you can see from my thumb..they're tiny,bright green w/ yellow racing stripe on their sides and light colored bellies

Thumbnail by bigred
Ashdown, AR(Zone 8a)

other equaly crappy pix

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The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b)

Ugh, I have those too, they are the Hibiscus Sawfly larvae:

http://entomology.uark.edu/museum/hibsaw.html

They can really eat a lot too!

Ashdown, AR(Zone 8a)

Well,wouldn't you know I get the bad guys and none of the pretty gals!!

Guess I'll pick them off and drop them in some Safer Soap.


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