I have a tip and a question..................

Turn off the music and put the treats back in the kitchen.Then take your little trouble maker to the truancy office (local plant shop/county extension office) in a plastic bag. There has to be someone there that can I. D. him and recommend ways to send him and his friends to Nirvana.

Looks like some sort of beetle to me. Capture one and take to the nearest Pikes Nursery or to your county extension agent. KAY

Kind of looks like a box elder bug. My daughter has a bunch of bugs that are trying to get in her back door. She has trees in her yard. Also a brick home, so I don't know for sure, but they show up every year.

As this little bug has appeared again I wonder if you have been able to solve the problem are they still a problem?

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by jrob 25 Sep 2014

There's thousands of them. Trying to talk DH into an exterminator. I would try the dishwash liquid but I'd have to buy a 50 gallon drum!

BLAST I LOST THE MESSAGE I JUST WROTE!!!!

OK, I'll try again.....

Trying to think back to my school days, I seem to remember insects have six legs and spiders have eight???
So is this beastie a spider or an insect?
I can't tell if the digits are legs or if the front ones are feelers.

Either way, in nature, red is a warning to other bugs and animals that the thing that is red is poisonous, or dangerous, so PLEASE don't touch one, it may secrete some nasty stuff.

Could you catch one in a jar, without squishing it, and take it to a local pest control service for identification? That's what I would do.
Hugs n roses, Meganne

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by jrob 25 Sep 2014

Fronts are feelers. Good idea on the pest control. Thanks.

love your idea with the T shirt design. About that insect, think it best if you keep him and don't share.....

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by jrob 25 Sep 2014

Ok, I'll keep my little friends in Georgia. ;)

by gerryb 25 Sep 2014

Too late...they've come on up to E. TN!

Thanks for the tip

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by jrob 24 Sep 2014

You are welcome.

I am laughing at myself this is not the kind of post to skim over quickly. Makes someone like me jump conclusions so had to read all. But my quick thought was Oh my don't recognize the bug and knowing how photos sometimes/ alot are not to size.... is he little or big? Did she catch it with sticky paper? Pays to read lol. I am now tipped and hope to remember that one as well as to what a box elder bug looks like.

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by jrob 24 Sep 2014

Tipped or tipsy? LOL
After I posted it, and BLEW it up really big, I though ugh, I hope no one thinks that my skin!

Thanks for the tip.

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by jrob 24 Sep 2014

my pleasure.

Just a gardening comment that I have always heard: It is not enough to love the flowers, you must HATE the bugs. (I only feel that way about Japanese beetles when they dine on roses.)

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by jrob 24 Sep 2014

I know, we called them June bugs when I was a child and I used to tie a string around one of their legs and watch it fly around in circles. Sounds a bit cruel now......until I see my roses decimated!

Dont know what he is jerrilyn, but PLEASE,PLEASE, keep them over in Ga. Al. has more bugs then I can ever remember having in Ga. Seems every time I sit on porch with hubby I see a different one on my big Hydrangea are walking on a porch railing. the sticky paper, was it sticky stabilizer? Would that work, tell me what kind of paper please. /Lillian

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by jrob 21 Sep 2014

oops, yes, sticky stabilizer...better edit my comment. Thanks sweet lady and I'll just keep my bugs here. ;)

This is a great tip, glad it worked. We have these little buggers also and they are a pain to get rid of. :-)

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by jrob 21 Sep 2014

Any tips?

I think you are a genius. I am a genius at times. It's wonderful how innovative we can be! Glad you found your bug and it is not harmful.

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by jrob 21 Sep 2014

Yes, innovation is a very good thing....especially in our world. LOL

This bug is what we refer to as a "stinkbug" in Georgia! If touched he will give off an unpleasant scent, but we only see them occasionally, and are unaware of any true damage that they do to gardens or plants.
Glad your design turned out well on the stretchy fabric!!
Hugs, Angel

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by jrob 21 Sep 2014

I'm in Georgia and although he's very close to the stink bug ( I was thinking the same) you can see in the picture that I squished him a little bit and he didn't smell. Thanks and a flower for your reply.

Boxelder Bug? I goggled the markings, looks like yours?

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by jrob 21 Sep 2014

I believe that's him alright. Thanks, and a flower for your trouble.

I can't tell really well, but if he's black with a red "sorta" V on his back, it is a box elder bug. The only way I know to get rid of them is cut down all the box elder trees! They hide most of the time & will come out in the sun. Not sure what, if any, damage they do. But if you look up box elder bug on Internet, you can read about them.

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by gerryb 21 Sep 2014

By the way, they are common in TN & GA...lucky us!

by jrob edited 21 Sep 2014

Thank you, I'll look him up you explained what he looks like perfectly.A flower for your trouble.

Don't know about the bug...hope I don't see any where I live...however, I do know that you did exactly the right thing for the stretchy top...anything stretchy should be "stretched" to the point it will be when worn..like socks, sweaters, etc...and then embroidered...It may look strange at first, but when it is put on and worn it looks perfect...good for you.

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by asterixsew 21 Sep 2014

now I have just been to google to read about them

by asterixsew 21 Sep 2014

I now realise I should have posted on the comment below :(

by jrob edited 21 Sep 2014

I should have just asked you, Kim! I messed one up yesterday and have messed up another one several years ago and it just finally came to me. Thanks and a flower for your trouble.

It might be a bug called the box elder. we had thousands of them. the only way we could get rid of them was to fill a spray bottle with Dawn dishsoap and water and spray them. my granddaughters thought this part was fun. It sufficates them. they really don't do any harm, they're just annoying because they're bugs.

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by jrob edited 21 Sep 2014

I think you are right. I looked them up and this one very closely resembles the picture on the internet.Thanks and a flower for your trouble.

by jrob 21 Sep 2014

What was the ratio of water to dishsoap?

Great tip. Have just looked through my gardening book and it looks as if we in S. Africa do not have a bug like that.

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by jrob edited 21 Sep 2014

Well, I'm glad that you don't have them there. I had messed up 2 tops over the years that were made that way and just had one of those light bulb moments.Thanks and a flower for your trouble.

thanks for the tip sorry do not know what kind of a bug good luck

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by jrob edited 21 Sep 2014

You are welcome for the tip, but thanks for playing on guess the bug. ;)
Thanks and a flower for your trouble.

Looks to me like a Florida cock roach. If so you have a battle on your hands. I'd call a pro. And there is nothing nice about a roach!

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by jrob edited 21 Sep 2014

Oh, no, I'm sure he's not a Florida cockroach. Those things get big enough to ride a small child. LOL
He's red on his back and after being given the Boxelder Bug name, I think that's what he is, but thanks for playing! Thanks and a flower for your trouble.

I have no idea what the bug is but no doubt someone here will be able to let us all know. Thanks for the tip on the sewing

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by jrob edited 21 Sep 2014

Sure thing. You were right.....someone did, nama2 and gerryb. Thanks and a flower for your trouble.