Ugly Beetle like insects eating my tomatoes - Ask Extension
What kind of bug is this and how do I get rid of them?
They show up around this time of year for the third year in a row. They totally destroy the tom...
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Ugly Beetle like insects eating my tomatoes #483368
Asked September 06, 2018, 9:10 PM EDT
What kind of bug is this and how do I get rid of them?
They show up around this time of year for the third year in a row. They totally destroy the tomatoes and seem to attack a couple of tomatoes at a time but are usually all grouped together. I'm guessing we have about 50 of them eating on what tomatoes I haven't harvested.
Pope County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thanks for the photo; it certainly helps. Even with the photo though I am not completely sure of the identification. I've attached a link to a website which includes a photo similar to yours and with information about the beetle. I believe it to be a Euphoria inda. I suggest you look more closely at the beetle checking for some of the identification characteristics listed.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/2710#food
The following article indicates spraying is of little to no benefit. Best pick the tomato just before ripening and keeping the garden clean of rotting material.
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2014/09-12/bumbleflower.html
https://bugguide.net/node/view/2710#food
The following article indicates spraying is of little to no benefit. Best pick the tomato just before ripening and keeping the garden clean of rotting material.
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2014/09-12/bumbleflower.html
