Orange Tree pest (forum)

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Can anyone tell me what this pest is? I have them living in my valencia orange tree I purchased a few months ago.

Anytime I have a look there is always at least a few and at least 1 snail but there is plenty of info on how to control snails, just don't know what this bug is.

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Time: 3rd December 2010 3:49pm

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kert says...
It's an orange stink bug . When disturbed it ejects offensive material. No offence Am.

Time: 3rd December 2010 4:44pm

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allybanana says...
A type of cockroach (Blatoda) it has two large distinctive spiks (cerci)pocking out its butt, i dought they would eat citrus leaves maby eat small sap suckers.

Your right kert it does look like those evil stink bugs, i have decleared jihad on them.

Time: 4th December 2010 6:40pm

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allybanana says...
YICKKKK!!!! i just spilt the jar of drowning stink bugs over mysealf. I was climbing the manderine tree next to the veranda roof to get all the bugs off. I put the half full jar of stink bugs detergent and water up on the roof as i was climbing and it fell over and the juice went down the runnells of the roof on to me, IDIOT.

I realy stink! I am debating wether or not i should go out with friends tonight.

Time: 8th December 2010 8:36pm

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amanda says...
he he - you must smell like Pepe-Le-Pew..??? (yea - showing my age there I know...)

Time: 8th December 2010 11:58pm

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Julie says...
Don't know how much they cost, but a small vacuum cleaner is a quick and easy way to collect bugs. I have crusader bugs which move so fast they are hard to catch.

I was thinking of the type of cleaner you use in a car. Are they battery operated?

Time: 9th December 2010 8:46pm

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chris says...
doesn't look at all like bronze orange bug to me, the most common stink bug on citrus. But it could be other stink bugs. They're a bit hard to correctly identify in the nymph stage.

Time: 9th December 2010 9:21pm

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allybanana says...
Julie I read your other post on vacumes and have found a little vacum for the job, I think it will need a bit of suck because thay hang n tight. I want one with the hose so i can reach the tops of the trees still waiting for the vac bags I ordered.

I know how you feel amanda a lot of us are no longer spring chickens. Very snappy move to put up the picture of your grandaughter with the wippy snipper.


Time: 10th December 2010 11:43am

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