What are these in my beans

[Zippy768]

Many thanks

 

[farenheit]

They look like flying ants but then I don’t know anything

 

[milkloss]

Looks like a fig wasp to me.

 

[Flat 10]

Mine had those too

 

[teslacoils]

Nature. Shut the shed door and they will all migrate out of the crop and to the light.

 

[jpd]

They look like flying ants but then I don’t know anything

how bout starting a club?
cos
i no nothin about nothin

 

[Muddyroads]

I think you’ll find they’re sciarid flies. As I understand it, they haven’t been in this country very long. We had them in our human consumption broad beans in early summer.

 

[Zippy768]

Nature. Shut the shed door and they will all migrate out of the crop and to the light.

No doors on the shed

 

[Bogweevil]

I think you’ll find they’re sciarid flies. As I understand it, they haven’t been in this country very long. We had them in our human consumption broad beans in early summer.

They are not sciarid flies AKA fungus gnats unless your grainstore is very wet indeed. You might be thinking of the 2mm spotted wing fruit fly that lays its eggs in ripening fruit but its gob is too small to injure grains and beans, even immature ones. Been around for ten years since arriving from China. Right bustard in cherries and other soft fruit.

The marks on your beans are something else - capsid bug or stain virus I think.

I favour the flying ant theory.

More here: https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/insects-and-mites-in-stored-grain-and-grain-stores

 

[Flat 10]

I’m sure they aren’t flying ants

 

[Badshot]

They're a small parasitic wasp, been sorting out some of the nasty aphids most likely.

 

[farenheit]

I’m sure they aren’t flying ants

I did say I didn't know anything to be fair.

 

[Flat 10]

I did say I didn't know anything to be fair.

Someone else was agreeing with you who is more educated than both of us

 

[Bogweevil]

They're a small parasitic wasp, been sorting out some of the nasty aphids most likely.

Stand corrected definitely parasitic wasps.

 

[cows r us]

Ours are full of these as well. i was thinking they are a parasitic wasp. They dont look strong enough to attack a bean shell.

 

[cows r us]

A quick google search. they maybe

Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)​

they are a good guy, love laying eggs in aphids apparently.

 

[Bogweevil]

A quick google search. they maybe

Aphidius ervi (Haliday) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)​

they are a good guy, love laying eggs in aphids apparently.

I have a contact who is looking into it!

 

[cows r us]

I have a contact who is looking into it!

Are you suggesting my Googling abilities are not up to scratch

 

[Widgetone]

No doors on the shed

Where's the RT informer button on OFF please?

 

[DeeGee]

Until I saw the pictures I was going to say ‘sausages’.
I was just leaving anyway.........