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OzoneNY May 12, 2017 04:40 PM

friend or foe?
 
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Not sure what this is, but I see them every so often
Any ideas?
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bower May 13, 2017 04:55 PM

Looks like a mosquito to me! :lol:

AlittleSalt May 13, 2017 05:01 PM

It does to me too [URL]https://www.google.com/search?q=mosquito+looking+bug+on+tomato+plant&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXy77J4e3TAhXD6YMKHffCC74Q_AUIBigB&biw=1152&bih=553#imgrc=147J9B0EhLyGwM:&spf=1494709199360[/URL]

Worth1 May 13, 2017 05:17 PM

Maybe a male one.

Rockandrollin May 13, 2017 05:19 PM

Crane fly?

bower May 13, 2017 05:36 PM

Could be a winter crane fly! We get swarms of them here, they're a bit bigger than the local mosquitoes and have sort of bizarre dance parties where they fly up and down, up and down in a swarm. Glad they don't bite. ;)
[URL]http://bugeric.blogspot.ca/2015/01/winter-crane-flies.html[/URL]

bower May 13, 2017 05:45 PM

Here's an even better page about Crane Flies - we have a bunch of different species here and evidently, there are lots of kinds all around, including Texas!

[url]http://uwm.edu/field-station/crane-fly-redux/[/url]

Check out the Eastern Crane Fly, we have that one too and it's much bigger than a skeeter and just amazing looking. :roll:

OzoneNY May 16, 2017 11:41 PM

Yup... mosquito. I found 2 of them sucking on my legs when I walked out of my tomato patch and they're multiplying fast. Tomatos dont care but these blood suckers are eating me alive
I picked up 2 citronella plants and set them right next to my tomatos

bower May 17, 2017 01:55 PM

Ah, bloodsuckin. The ultimate mosquito test. ;)

Cole_Robbie May 17, 2017 04:33 PM

I think it's a Mayfly. They look like giant mosquitos, but they don't bite. The adult phase life span is only about a day or two. They are sometimes called dayflies.

Worth1 May 17, 2017 06:45 PM

I dont see a proboscis.
Worth


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