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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jun 07, 2008

Can anyone, please, tell me what this is? I've seen them before and don't know if I should kill them or keep them.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 08, 2008

This is a Leafhopper, they do little damage and live on saps.

http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~dietrich/Leafhome.html

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jun 09, 2008

I have lots of lady beetles. Will they eat these?

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jun 09, 2008

I think lady beetles will eat aphids but haven't heard of them eating these. If you are organic you will find all sorts of predators turning up in your garden, a whole interesting food chains emerges. I don't have to even worry about aphids now, they disappear quickly, house sparrows eat aphids too and I imagine birds might eat leafhoppers. There is a whole range of wasps which prey on any living bug too.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jun 09, 2008

Okay, good. I don't use chemicals, if I can help it. We've got bird feeders up and have planted several things to encourage birds, bees, butterflies. LOTS of lady beetles eat my aphids. I defoliate roses when I have problems there. Hubby will spray for weeds when it gets extreme but never where I tell him not to. LOL

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