Bug and plant identification thread

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#311498 21-Jan-2024 13:36

Hi,

I thought I'd start a thread for members who might want to identify plants or bugs.

I found this when weeding and removing grass today. Wondering if anyone knows what it is?

Our lawn is yellowing in places and this might be the culprit.

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#3184763 21-Jan-2024 13:37

The very hungry caterpillar!

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#3184767 21-Jan-2024 13:45

Porina caterpillar?

https://www.kiwicare.co.nz/problem/porina/

They also have a good identifier. As does https://www.yates.co.nz/problem-solver/
You'll see the butterflies moths flying on dusk laying eggs (dropping) then they dig holes and eat ya grass.
Torch at night will find em.

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#3184773 21-Jan-2024 14:03

^ I’m confused as to why you’re listing two different species?

As adults, one’s a moth the other is a butterfly.

You're not on Atlantis anymore, Duncan Idaho.

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#3184781 21-Jan-2024 14:11

Wires crossed. See both doing the damage.

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#3184868 21-Jan-2024 18:40

Oblivian:
Porina caterpillar?

Could be. It doesn’t look exactly the same but it’s the closest thing I’ve seen. No one at Mitre 10 seemed to know.

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#3184969 21-Jan-2024 23:41

To me it does look like a grass eating bug. If you found it in grass then surely … be different if you found it on the backside of vegetables or in a fruit tree.

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#3184971 22-Jan-2024 05:01

The Porina moth caterpillars come to surface to eat leaves of grass while Brown beetle grubs stay underground eating roots of grass.

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#3184972 22-Jan-2024 05:38

Cabbage Tree catapullar? From: https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/what-is-this-bug/cabbage-tree-caterpillar/

I use that site quite a bit to identify bugs and creepy crawlies

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#3184977 22-Jan-2024 07:55

I have found the Google Lens app pretty good at identifying plants and bugs

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#3185249 22-Jan-2024 16:30

My wife is the Gardener; but she don't recognise these visitors on her beans... Anyone?

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#3185258 22-Jan-2024 16:43

Stink bugs. (There is a few)

On second thought.. maybe not

Landcare to the rescue.

6.legs, nymph

Boom. 2, one of them green vegetable bug
Nezara viridula

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#3199362 24-Feb-2024 08:29

Yes these will be the cause look at a product called Grub+. Grub+ is applied at 15ml/100m2 and controls these suckers and many other lawn pests like grass grubs for 6 months. The bottle goes a long way.

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