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True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

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True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)

Assassin bugs (Reduviidae)
Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)
Water & Shore Bugs (several families)
Other true bugs

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Discussion

AlisonMilton wrote:
Yesterday
I've had a problem with similar bugs every year on my tomatoes. I've taken to keeping a glass jar inthe veggie garden and collecting any bugs as I find them. I had them pretty much under control up to last year, but this year must have collect at least five dozen since October. Also in Higgins.
Nezara viridula
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
Yesterday
Yeah - more bugs is good for you
Amorbus alternatus
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
Yesterday
Unfortunately they will suck the sap out of your beans
Nezara viridula
WindyHen wrote:
3 Feb 2025
INaturalist suggestion of Melanerythrus mactans doesn’t fit either. There were 2 of them on the flower, but both retreated as I got close. It looks like a nymph.
Coleotichus costatus
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
3 Feb 2025
I think this may be a nymph - habitat not quite right though
Coleotichus costatus

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