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Green Winged Bugs! #64882 June 15th, 2006 at 04:34 PM
Joined: May 2006 North Richland Hills, Texas M Mitzi OP Member
OP Mitzi Member M Joined: May 2006 North Richland Hills, Texas	I have noticed light green, winged insects that are about an inch long hovering over my watermelon section. Occasionally, they bite me as well... Anyone know what these little creatures are?

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Re: Green Winged Bugs! #64883 June 16th, 2006 at 01:34 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y. weezie13 Compost Queen!
weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	Mitzi Gotta picture for us by any chance???? Also, I am going to move this post to The PEST SECTION, I think you should get some replies into there a little bit better...

Re: Green Winged Bugs! #64884 June 16th, 2006 at 08:42 AM
Joined: May 2006 North Richland Hills, Texas M Mitzi OP Member
OP Mitzi Member M Joined: May 2006 North Richland Hills, Texas	I can't get them to quit moving long enough to get a picture of one. It is quite long, over an inch with wings. They tend to hover over the watermelon section, but I see them flying all over the garden when I'm watering. They bite too...

Re: Green Winged Bugs! #64885 June 16th, 2006 at 08:54 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y. weezie13 Compost Queen!
weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	Let me see if The Bug Lady Suzanne can help you?? I am not sure???

Re: Green Winged Bugs! #64886 June 16th, 2006 at 09:12 AM
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Buglady Member Joined: Jan 2004 PA	is it a real bite of just for the hairs on the insects legs that feel like bites? are the wings clear or solid? light green or dark green? what do the antenna look like? short? long? like ferns? sticks with balls on the ends? any damage to your plants? photo would really help.. you could catch one and kill it in the freezer then photo it.

Re: Green Winged Bugs! #64887 June 16th, 2006 at 11:25 AM
Joined: May 2006 North Richland Hills, Texas M Mitzi OP Member
OP Mitzi Member M Joined: May 2006 North Richland Hills, Texas	The wings have a slightly translucent, light green tint to them. I will have to get back to you regarding the pic, etc.

Re: Green Winged Bugs! #64888 June 16th, 2006 at 02:42 PM
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Buglady Member Joined: Jan 2004 PA	does it look like this? green bug maybe?

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Re: Green Winged Bugs! #64889 June 16th, 2006 at 04:15 PM
Joined: May 2006 North Richland Hills, Texas M Mitzi OP Member
OP Mitzi Member M Joined: May 2006 North Richland Hills, Texas	It might be, I don't think the wings were that long, but I'm not certain. I am getting a digital camera this weekend. By the way, What is a lacewing? Should I be concerned? What ever I have, there are tons of them.

Re: Green Winged Bugs! #64890 June 16th, 2006 at 05:32 PM
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Buglady Member Joined: Jan 2004 PA	lacewings are good guys.....

Re: Green Winged Bugs! #64891 June 17th, 2006 at 12:38 AM
Joined: May 2006 North Richland Hills, Texas M Mitzi OP Member
OP Mitzi Member M Joined: May 2006 North Richland Hills, Texas	Well, there's no damage to my plants (other than my former tendency to over water everything), maybe thats what they are.

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