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San Luis Obispo, Ca.

I am finding a insect that is Brown and looks like a small Fly. They are in my Garden, not many, I find a few each morning. I try and kill them on sight. Will these "Brown Flies" hurt anything and how do I get them out if they do damage?

6/26/2008 1:07:15 PM

Rhode Island

if they had yellow stripes they would be cucumber beetles
if they were brn or blk and red they would be vine borers
if they were all dark gray or blk they are stink bugs
all brown? horse flies??????????????? or -not sure possibly the dreaded bar fly ????????

6/26/2008 8:01:51 PM

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Yep bar fly, definetly! Talk about paranoid over vine borers.After last season, I'm on the lookout, and found those darned all brown flies so far.

6/26/2008 9:39:44 PM

San Jose [email protected]

luckily we have no vine borers out west, a photo may help

6/26/2008 10:21:44 PM

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Try this link...

http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef314.asp

6/27/2008 10:21:27 AM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

So "Bar Fly..."

6/27/2008 11:56:39 AM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

Oh! I found a few "Bar Flies" (?) this morning and they left a gooey substance on and round leaves and stems of garden plants. What the heck! Any suggestions?

6/27/2008 1:41:42 PM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

Thanks for the great site from UKY Diamondlady! Mad a trap with a coffee funnel, canning jar and a few ounces of cider-V. Question? What is that gooey stuff they leave behind on plant? Does "it" attract other problems?

6/27/2008 1:58:49 PM

Rhode Island

its fly poop.

6/27/2008 8:18:04 PM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

Oh yuck!

6/27/2008 9:26:11 PM