Dominic-Luc Webb wrote:

On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, ~patches~ wrote:


I posted a message on alt.binaries.pictures.gardens regarding an
unidentified insect. I was hoping someone could help me identify this
insect and to see if it is beneficial or harmful. My garden is swarming
with them. Any help would be really appreciated. TIA

The bug has been identified. It is an box elder bug. Apparently it is
harmless but can be an annoyance indoors. Thanks for your help.



Many of us cannot access alt.binaries.x.x because of fighting amongst
ignorant government officials, IT workers, etc (I am in a large
academic institution in Sweden and cannot access this). I would
like to try and identify this beast. Please send me the picture and
I'll see if I can at least place it into the correct insect family.

Dominic-Luc Webb