Bugs

So normally when people see bugs they don't think of that as a good thing. Well some of my plants have been infested with scale insects, mealy bugs, and aphids. I was going to buy a bunch of ladybugs and let them go in my yard but I don't think I'll have to do that now.

I noticed this bug in my yard and I am so good with Google I was able to figure out what it was in less than 10 minutes. My yard has also been invaded with assassin bugs. That is mostly good but has some bad too. Assassin bugs are hungry predators that eat other bugs, they don't discriminate so they will eat ladybugs as well. The bad thing is they won't eat the scale insects so I'm going to  need some lady bugs to accomplish that task and they'll probably get eaten by the assassin bugs. Also assassin bugs are true bugs unlike the ladybug. Assassin Bugs kill their prey, inject it, disintegrate it, and suck out the juice. So needless to say if they bite you you're muscle and fat tissue in that area will get messed up and it hurts really bad for a couple days.

Natalie finds it amusing that I get so excited over bug discoveries but really, what better way to control my yard? No pesticides required. Let nature take care of itself the way it should be.

My Assassin Bug

Hundreds of aphids larvae and my Assassin Bug getting ready to ambush them

My Assassin Bug