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Assasin bugs multi-tasking (pic)

21 years ago

I've posted this on a couple of forums. Hopefully I won't get in trouble:) It's just such a cool picture.

This pair was found on my russian sage but there were 4 hanging out among the okra yesterday.

And if you grow okra you know that Japanese beetles love it. Nothing is more rewarding than

watching the assasin bugs devour J. beetles.

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spanaval
21 years ago
Now that, is a cool picture. I think I need to get me a few thousand assassin bugs. They don't eat any of the good bugs, do they?

Suja
aka_peggy
Original Author
21 years ago
Hi Suja, they probably do. I understand they'll even eat people, lol!
Actually they just bite but I've read that can pack a nasty bite.
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collectordi
21 years ago
Do you still have Japanese beetles? I saw a few stragglers a couple of weeks ago but I think they're all gone now.
aka_peggy
Original Author
21 years ago
Collectordi,

I haven't seen any for about a week now. And for a couple of weeks before that just a few stragglers, as you call them.

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