ID needed - Blapstinus fortis Duval County, Florida, USA July 11, 2008
On July 11, 2008 I saw these climbing up the outside of my house. They must have come out of the red cedar mulch I put down May 18th because they weren't anywhere else. Very tiny. They kept climbing, I kept hosing them off, & they kept climbing back up. I also sprayed them with some 'safe' bug killer but they still climbed back up the wall. I felt like I was in a Sci-fi movie! I uploaded a pic of the wall so you see how tiny they were. Now they are all gone. Somebody suggested the eggs were in the mulch. Would it take almost 2 months for them to hatch?
Contributed by Cindy Ware on 12 July, 2008 - 11:33pm Last updated 25 June, 2011 - 7:25pm |