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The Jerusalem cricket or potato bug (Stenopelmatus sp.) is one of the largest insects in southern California, often exceeding two inches (50 mm) in length. It belongs to the Order Orthoptera along with grasshoppers, katydids and true crickets.
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waynesword.palomar.edu/redmite5.htm
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The black and yellow argiope is one of the most colorful orb weaver spiders in gardens of southern California. The female is characterized by its large size (body often over 2.5 cm in length) and black abdomen with broad yellow bars along the sides.
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waynesword.palomar.edu/redmite.htm
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Insect and bug identification and education ... Bug of the Month November 2009: ... One picture is on top of the net I got it out of the pool with. The other is on the ground. We had rain last night and everything is still sort of wet around here today. Thanks! Elaine; Rural Windsor, California (North of Santa Rosa)
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www.whatsthatbug.com/
www.whatsthatbug.com/
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Feb 25, 2009 ... The Potato Bug is one of our most common identification requests in Southern California. Potato Bugs are also commonly called Jerusalem ...
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www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/25/potato-bug-35/
www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/25/potato-bug-35/
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Send your Potato Bug measurements here. ... The New Millennium Bug Contest: Is this the Biggest Potato Bug in the World? ... This potato bug (also known as a Jerusalem cricket) is a monster! It was our 1998 champion. Will it reign in the new millenium as well, or can it be beaten?
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tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/potatobug.html
tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody/potatobug.html
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Date: 5/3/2003 1:22:00 AM ( From Author ) From Authorid: 57653 I live in California and I'm pretty sure they are common in the western united states....not sure about the rest of the country. They ARE nasty looking...
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www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm338829.html
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At a restaurant in Laos, Richard Sterling challenges a Frenchman in a restaurant to an unusual culinary duel -- eating deep-fried potato bugs. Excerpted from 'Travelers' Tales: There's No Toilet Paper ... on the Road Less Traveled.' ... A potato bug is a six-legged pustule who, if he has any grace, is an offense even to...
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www.salon.com/wlust/pass/1998/09/02pass.html
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The common black and yellow-striped "potato bug", a very familiar insect to home gardeners, is the most serious insect pest of potatoes. Both the striped beetle and the black-spotted, red larva feed on potato leaves.
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www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef312.asp
www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef312.asp
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Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County provide gardening advice to the home gardener. ... © 1997-2009 University of California Non Discrimination Policy...
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www.mastergardeners.org/tips
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