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What is this bug on my sunflower leaf tonight......

CasparCaspar Posts: 32
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Hi
Does anyone know what this bug is, if it is poisonous or dangerous in anyway and if it will do any harm to the sunflower plant.  I left it where it was and thought someone on this forum might be able to identify it.  I have never in my life seen one before, so am intrigued.

Water, feed, tweak - then start again......... 

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  • CasparCaspar Posts: 32
    pansyface said:
    What you have there is a little bee or a little wasp of some kind. There are hundreds and hundreds of different little black insects with yellow stripes and it is very difficult to identify the right one without a lot of time and effort.

    Here is a website that might help you to trawl through some of the more common ones and find yours.

    https://www.naturespot.org.uk/gallery/bees-wasps-ants?page=2

    Rest assured that whatever your little bee or wasp was doing it was doing no harm to you or your plants. 🙂


    Thanks, I think what threw me was that I couldn't see any wings and it was quite chunky in shape, so thought it to be some sort of beetle, although wasp/bee like.  It was nice and shiny and lovely to look at. At my age was suprised I had never seen one before.  
    Water, feed, tweak - then start again......... 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I think its a Wasp Beetle ... https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/beetles/wasp-beetle/ 

    apparently they eat pollen, so a sunflower is the best restaurant in town  :D

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I expect you're right @pansyface :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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