These pests have totally destroyed my lupins. Anyone know what they are please ?

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• wild edges Posts: 10,497

  June 2018

  It's a plantbug of some kind. Possibly the alfalfa plantbug. I'd have to look it up as there's a few similar ones.
  

  If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  

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• janrichards65 Posts: 3

  June 2018

  Thank you...Ive I tried to find it but haven't had any luck . There were dozens of them !

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• wild edges Posts: 10,497

  June 2018

  Were they all grey like that? They tend to change colour as they age but the 2 spots on the thorax are a good clue. Maybe either:

  
  

  https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/adelphocoris_lineolatus.html 

  
  

  or

  
  

  http://https//www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Miridae/closterotomus_norwegicus.html
  

  
  

  The spots are smaller and closer together so probably the second one, potato capsid.
  

  If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  

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• janrichards65 Posts: 3

  June 2018

  Thank you for your help wild edges.  Yes they were grey as in the photo with green underbellies

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