These nasty insects are eating my tomatoes! Anyone know what they are? They look quite similar to the Japanese beetle but I can confirm they are not— they have a fuzzy texture about them and are somewhat larger than the Japanese beetle. Quite the nasty pests to discover in my beloved garden! I live in Colorado if that helps.
SaulGudbro
Bumble flower beetle
CognitioMicrocosmi
Hungry. They are hungry
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Cultural-Error597
Can we all just be thankful bugs are small? Imagine that thing dog sized.
JaeFinley
Those are tomato mutant ninja turtles.
Sad-Potential3355
🤢🤢🤢
I hope that’s the only fruit they got!!
iamthelee
Absolute units.
LikelyCannibal
I would post on r/whatisthisbug
PeteChristopher
There is an app called Picture Insect that helps you identify an insect. You just take a photo of the insect you wish to identify and it tells you what it is. It surprisingly has worked correctly for me the 9 or 10 times I have used it. It’s free. Just cancel the first page that asks you to pay and it opens up the app for free use. Good Luck.
cestaimee
They’re selfish for eating the fruits of your labor, but I actually think bumble beetles are kinda cute! I’d much rather stumble upon these guys than hornworms… 🤢
khornpowered_v2
Bastards
RabbitsAteMySnowpeas
If nothing is eating your vegetable garden, then it’s not part of the ecosystem!
ParamedicCapable6484
Bad bug boys
switters23
Gross… the pests have been getting worse and worse in my garden. Especially cucumber beetles. I haven’t had a cuke harvest in 3 years
PyroBob316
Those are Larry, Rusty, and Jim. Good guys. Terrible manners.
ennoSaL
Hungry…they are hungry.
loneyoni
They look like turtles – I don’t know what that says about me, or my eyesight 😆
MuchVirus
Looks like someone disassembled a tarantula.
wykae
r/nightmarefuel
Bid-Routine
Bastards.
BarthodimuleKi
Am I the only one who noticed the tomato has a thick ass?
Annakinsky
Bumble Flower Beetles. They pretty much only eat fruits and veggies that have already been damaged. If you are growing corn, you might want to check to make sure they haven’t gotten in there.
Honestly, just pick any damaged tomatoes and throw them in compost or however you want to get rid of them. These dudes aren’t really major pests and can be pretty efficient in your compost bin.
RemarkableDesigner52
They’re called “ugly as Phuck”
Linozsa_02420
Naturesgoodguys.com has your natural solution
East-Reflection-8823
Turtles
Delicious_Oak_Leaves
The beetles looks similar to ones that are in Australia called Christmas beetle
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These nasty insects are eating my tomatoes! Anyone know what they are? They look quite similar to the Japanese beetle but I can confirm they are not— they have a fuzzy texture about them and are somewhat larger than the Japanese beetle. Quite the nasty pests to discover in my beloved garden! I live in Colorado if that helps.
Bumble flower beetle
Hungry. They are hungry
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Can we all just be thankful bugs are small? Imagine that thing dog sized.
Those are tomato mutant ninja turtles.
🤢🤢🤢
I hope that’s the only fruit they got!!
Absolute units.
I would post on r/whatisthisbug
There is an app called Picture Insect that helps you identify an insect. You just take a photo of the insect you wish to identify and it tells you what it is. It surprisingly has worked correctly for me the 9 or 10 times I have used it. It’s free. Just cancel the first page that asks you to pay and it opens up the app for free use. Good Luck.
They’re selfish for eating the fruits of your labor, but I actually think bumble beetles are kinda cute! I’d much rather stumble upon these guys than hornworms… 🤢
Bastards
If nothing is eating your vegetable garden, then it’s not part of the ecosystem!
Bad bug boys
Gross… the pests have been getting worse and worse in my garden. Especially cucumber beetles. I haven’t had a cuke harvest in 3 years
Those are Larry, Rusty, and Jim. Good guys. Terrible manners.
Hungry…they are hungry.
They look like turtles – I don’t know what that says about me, or my eyesight 😆
Looks like someone disassembled a tarantula.
r/nightmarefuel
Bastards.
Am I the only one who noticed the tomato has a thick ass?
Bumble Flower Beetles. They pretty much only eat fruits and veggies that have already been damaged. If you are growing corn, you might want to check to make sure they haven’t gotten in there.
Honestly, just pick any damaged tomatoes and throw them in compost or however you want to get rid of them. These dudes aren’t really major pests and can be pretty efficient in your compost bin.
They’re called “ugly as Phuck”
Naturesgoodguys.com has your natural solution
Turtles
The beetles looks similar to ones that are in Australia called Christmas beetle
It’s their tomatoes now. Move on