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Rockporter · May 13, 2017

Are these guys good guys or bad guys?

I just got my new bugzooka and while in the garden dusting with some captain jacks I saw this bug on the leaf of my bush cucumber, so I collected it in the bugzooka. It is still alive amazingly and that's what bugzooka says about their product. Well, got to working some more out there and just brought him in 1.5 hours later. He is still alive in there.

Anyway, I knew he looked sort of like a silverfish so did a search on it and immediately found what I was looking for. They say it is harmless, but want to make sure it really is harmless in the vegetable garden, not just harmless to the soil. If he is harmless I want to release him back into the garden.

http://www.insectidentification.org/...ng-Bristletail

May 13, 2017	#1
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Bristletail Are these guys good guys or bad guys? I just got my new bugzooka and while in the garden dusting with some captain jacks I saw this bug on the leaf of my bush cucumber, so I collected it in the bugzooka. It is still alive amazingly and that's what bugzooka says about their product. Well, got to working some more out there and just brought him in 1.5 hours later. He is still alive in there. Anyway, I knew he looked sort of like a silverfish so did a search on it and immediately found what I was looking for. They say it is harmless, but want to make sure it really is harmless in the vegetable garden, not just harmless to the soil. If he is harmless I want to release him back into the garden. http://www.insectidentification.org/...ng-Bristletail __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~