Assassin Bug

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

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wheel bug nymph feeding on Colorado potato beetle larva

 

wheel bug nymph feeding on Colorado potato beetle larva

 

Mating bee assassin bugs with prey. Assassin bugs are general predators so they sometimes consume beneficial insects!

 

Assassin bug with Japanese beetle

 

Close-up of assassin bug with Japanese beetle on marigold

 

wheel bug emerging from shed skin

 

wheel bug emerging from shed skin

 

wheel bug just emerged from shed skin

 

wheel bug just emerged from shed skin

 

wheel bug just emerged from shed skin

 

 

 

wheel bug nymph

 

wheel bug nymph

 

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This page last updated on August 17, 2008.

 

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