Have never seen those bugs before. A whole bunch of them on our only tomato surviver this year.
This is in Austria, if that helps.
Thanks!!
Looks like it’s one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezara_viridula (third instar, maybe fourth?).
These bugs go through five stages of moulting changing shape and size every time, so in a few weeks they may just look like a bug you’ll recognise.
Ah, I think you’re right!
We are having an infestation this year of those fuckers, but I’ve only seen the adult ones until now.Thank you very much!
Those have become a pest here.If someone knows how to keep them away, it would be very much appreciated.
Edit: the only thing I’ve found was manual removing them or spraying them with vinegar and soap water. I’ve now freed my 3 poor plants of them manually (into a bag with vinegar, soap and hot water)
At least now I know, why all our tomatoes this year started to rot with some mold infectionLook beneath your leaves, that’s where they leave their eggs.
Thanks!
Checked them already after skull givers answer, but haven’t found anything - maybe they already all hatched now…This season is already fucked and gone. So I’m currently looking into ways to prevent this next year.
I’ve read that spraying peppermint helps to keep them away. But we got a bit really wanted mint plant this year, which sits just 25-50cm away from the tomatoes.
Either it’s a different mint and only peppermint works, or the plant alone just isn’t enough…BT or real Neem?
