Grasshopper question. - September 3rd, 2005 at 11:57 PM
Okay...I admit...all I know about bugs are:
ladbybugs and bees = good.
anything else = bad.
Three days ago, I plucked off a big green caterpillar resembling thingy off my bell pepper plant. The plant had been munched on pretty dang bad.
Today, the plant still looks like it's been munched on further. I looked around and found a 3 inch long grasshopper hanging upside down on the plant.
Sooo...my question is... Is the grasshopper there waiting to prey on the caterpillars and other bad bugs? Or is the plant getting chomped on by the grasshopper? I was under the impression grasshoppers are predatory bugs.
Steve
ladbybugs and bees = good.
anything else = bad.
Three days ago, I plucked off a big green caterpillar resembling thingy off my bell pepper plant. The plant had been munched on pretty dang bad.
Today, the plant still looks like it's been munched on further. I looked around and found a 3 inch long grasshopper hanging upside down on the plant.
Sooo...my question is... Is the grasshopper there waiting to prey on the caterpillars and other bad bugs? Or is the plant getting chomped on by the grasshopper? I was under the impression grasshoppers are predatory bugs.
Steve