pic posted on a.b.p.g. labeled red bugs

I appreciate your help identifying these little critters

thanks

Joann

joann wrote:
pic posted on a.b.p.g. labeled red bugs

I appreciate your help identifying these little critters

thanks

Joann

Looked in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens (assuming that is what you mean
for a.b.p.g) and see no such posting.

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

joann wrote:
pic posted on a.b.p.g. labeled red bugs

I appreciate your help identifying these little critters

thanks

Joann

OK. I finally located the red bug picture on another news server.
Perhaps a bit of information would help identify your critters. For
example: actual size of the largest insect? was it photographed on 8/18
as the exif data would suggest? where, geographically, was the photo taken?

My first wild guess would be that it is some sort of milkweed bug along
with nymphs of the same species. The Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus
fasciatus) in particular is a possibility given that it is known for
bright red nymphs with black legs and antennae. The one thing that
throws me off is that the largest insect's pattern doesn't quite match
what I'd expect from an adult of the species but they go through changes
as they mature with more and more black appearing as they grow from
nymph stage.

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

"joann" wrote in message
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pic posted on a.b.p.g. labeled red bugs

I appreciate your help identifying these little critters

They're still box elder bugs, as identified in your previous thread.

http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/diagl...-bug-nymph.jpg

cat daddy wrote:
"joann" wrote in message
. net...
pic posted on a.b.p.g. labeled red bugs

I appreciate your help identifying these little critters

They're still box elder bugs, as identified in your previous thread.

http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/diagl...-bug-nymph.jpg



I have to agree with you. I never took in to consideration that the
"big" bugs might be nymphs also rather than adult forms but your matchup
looks to be absolutely perfect.

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

"John McGaw" wrote in message
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cat daddy wrote:
"joann" wrote in message
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pic posted on a.b.p.g. labeled red bugs

I appreciate your help identifying these little critters

They're still box elder bugs, as identified in your previous thread.


http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/diagl...-bug-nymph.jpg



I have to agree with you. I never took in to consideration that the
"big" bugs might be nymphs also rather than adult forms but your matchup
looks to be absolutely perfect.

Now I'm not so sure, after seeing Lar's photos. I had box elders for the
first time this Spring, so that's what I'm familiar with.
Maybe just call 'em a buncha red bugs and let it go at that.......

cat daddy wrote:
"John McGaw" wrote in message
...
cat daddy wrote:
"joann" wrote in message
. net...
pic posted on a.b.p.g. labeled red bugs

I appreciate your help identifying these little critters
They're still box elder bugs, as identified in your previous thread.


http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/diagl...-bug-nymph.jpg

I have to agree with you. I never took in to consideration that the
"big" bugs might be nymphs also rather than adult forms but your matchup
looks to be absolutely perfect.

Now I'm not so sure, after seeing Lar's photos. I had box elders for the
first time this Spring, so that's what I'm familiar with.
Maybe just call 'em a buncha red bugs and let it go at that.......



I have to admit that the nymphs look nothing like the adults with the
exception of being more-or-less red and black but the pattern on the
larger nymphs looks to be an exact match. Given that the box elder bugs
are common in North America unless the OP comes up with information that
the photo was taken in Borneo or someplace similarly exotic I think you
nailed it perfectly. The important thing is that, as insects go, these
are probably pretty much harmless even if they aren't box elder bugs.
The worst I can find that is vaguely similar are only a serious pest on
cotton crops.

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com

I had these bugs all over my back yard even though I have no box elder
trees. Finally found they were Chinese rain tree bugs, a sub-species of
box elder bugs. They feed exclusively on the seed inside the little
lanterns. And of course I have a 35yo tree in my back yard. I got rid of
them by always catching the grass clippings, getting rid of all brush
piles, and lifting up many large river rocks where they breed. Last
year the backyard was truly infested. they would be all over the patio
mating. This year they are gone. Hope this helps.