tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post4434629639035014598..comments2023-11-15T11:50:53.324+00:00Comments on BugBlog: Lambs ears shieldbugsAfrica Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-51134291730344379792011-08-23T22:45:24.347+01:002011-08-23T22:45:24.347+01:00Wow Ray, those are such good photos, well observed...Wow Ray, those are such good photos, well observed. I will keep an eye on those eggs - next year I guess. I checked my Hedge Woundwort and couldn't find any, but I had the plants there only one year. I didn't know about the other species. They are quite similar.Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-69414256819149174722011-08-23T21:40:34.201+01:002011-08-23T21:40:34.201+01:00On Hedge Woundwort they are laid on the underside ...On Hedge Woundwort they are laid on the underside of the sepals - the small leaves that surround the flower head.<br />http://flic.kr/p/9WCakA<br />__<br />*I have some evidence that Hairy Shieldbugs ( Dolycoris baccarum ) sometimes mimic this behaviour. <br /> <br /><br />I have however recently seen one batch in my garden where they were laid in a calix directly on top of mature seeds. <br /><br />http://flic.kr/p/a6ZQSk <br /> &<br />http://flic.kr/p/a9rd5D <br />These were laid post-cop of 10 July - mating continues long after May is out. :) <br />-------------<br />Were you aware of this: http://flic.kr/p/adiL61 <br /><br />RayRayHoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718310175149075991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-69098000783462197312011-08-23T20:20:50.723+01:002011-08-23T20:20:50.723+01:00I have never seen eggs from this species. Where ar...I have never seen eggs from this species. Where are they normally laid in the plant?Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-66059339616477280162011-08-23T08:21:19.724+01:002011-08-23T08:21:19.724+01:00After you first mentioned about this, I searched a...After you first mentioned about this, I searched and searched but didn't find a single shieldbug on Lambs Ears. <br /><br />Did you find any Woundwort Shieldbug eggs on the Lambs ears? <br /><br />RayRayHoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718310175149075991noreply@blogger.com