Hop Strain Susceptibility

[FishinDave07]

What are some types of hops that you guys have had bugs chew on? My willamette is about 3 1/2 ft. tall and recently has had a beatle orgy. The freakin' bastids chewed the tip of my strongest bine . Oh well, life goes on...

 

[zoebisch01]

What are some types of hops that you guys have had bugs chew on? My willamette is about 3 1/2 ft. tall and recently has had a beatle orgy. The freakin' bastids chewed the tip of my strongest bine . Oh well, life goes on...

Beetles? Japanese Beetle?

 

[FishinDave07]

Beetles? Japanese Beetle?

I haven't tried speaking with them just yet, so I'm not sure....

No actually, they are light brown with some black spots. Could it be that the willamette is getting messed up from aphids and the beatles are eating the aphids?

 

[zoebisch01]

Could be a Spotted Rootworm (Cucumber) Beetle?:

Look here for other possibilities


This would be a predator for Aphids:

Look closely at your Hops and other plants and if you see the Aphids clinging to them, then it is possibly the Lady Beetle coming to the rescue. Update, yeah the Hop Aphid is a common problem with Hops apparently. I am not sure if the Cucumber Beetle would be interested in the Hops.

 

[FishinDave07]

Hmm, the beatle i have has this exact color/dots but is definately not a hercules beatle. It's about the size of the ones in the pics you posted. I knew i should've taken a pic before i whacked them. Anywho, i put some poison on and there aint no more beetles

http://entweb.clemson.edu/museum/beetles/local/btle20.jpg