Mystery insect

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youthcorrupted

Member

• Sep 23, 2014

• #1

Got a strange infestation here in colorado... plant is fine though, close to harvest. WTF?

 

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Dr.Pecker

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• Sep 24, 2014

• #2

You stumped me. Its eating your stalk must not be a good guy.

 

chuck estevez

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• Sep 24, 2014

• #3

looks like a type of aphid

 

Dr.Pecker

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• Sep 24, 2014

• #4

Cant be an aphid

 

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IVIars

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• Sep 29, 2014

• #5

I am also in colorado and had the same on my plants last year but about half the size. I have no idea what it is. I peeled a piece of it off and it did not look like any type of bug. The "bark" or outer layer of the stalk came off with it. I remember that they dont move at all. Just grows.

 

Diabolical666

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• Sep 29, 2014

• #6

thats some alien shit right there

 

Ace Yonder

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• Sep 29, 2014

• #7

Looks like some sort of a Gall to me, they can be caused by a bunch of different types on insects and are the only things I can think of that would cause growths like that. You could probably slice one open and see what kind of larva is incubating inside

 

Ace Yonder

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• Sep 29, 2014

• #8

I would like to revise my assessment. I now believe it to be Phromnia rosea (Pink flatid hopper). This picture is from Wikipedia

 

Dr.Pecker

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• Sep 30, 2014

• #9

I think i ruled that out already

 

Dr.Pecker

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• Oct 1, 2014

• #10

Im going to see a friend of mine today I'll ask if hes seen them before' hes been running several greenhouses for 35+ years he might know.

 

Dr.Pecker

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• Jul 28, 2015

• #11

Ah ha. katydid eggs

 

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youthcorrupted

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• Oct 9, 2015

• #12

Hell yeah. Funny, i got em again this year... Never did see the bug though .Didnt do any damage or anything.