Can anyone ID this insect for me?
 

These critters -- about half an inch long -- have been all over my Austin,
Texas yard and garden since last Spring.
Anyone able to ID for me?

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mack
austin

The insect is a box elder bug (most likely) and definitely a Hemipteran.
Google box elder bug and you'll get a ton of info - they are real common.

--
Mike LaMana, MS, CTE
Consulting Forester & Arborist
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net



"Mack McKinnon" wrote in
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These critters -- about half an inch long -- have been all over my Austin,
Texas yard and garden since last Spring.
Anyone able to ID for me?

http://televisionadvertising.com/images/insect.jpg

mack
austin

They do look like box elder bugs. And the red nymphs, which I have seen
plenty of, look like box elder nymphs. But the adults look more like squash
bugs. One or the other, not sure which.

mack
austin


"Mike LaMana" fake@MikeatHeartwoodConsultingdotnet wrote in message
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The insect is a box elder bug (most likely) and definitely a Hemipteran.
Google box elder bug and you'll get a ton of info - they are real common.

--
Mike LaMana, MS, CTE
Consulting Forester & Arborist
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net



"Mack McKinnon" wrote in
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These critters -- about half an inch long -- have been all over my
Austin,
Texas yard and garden since last Spring.
Anyone able to ID for me?

http://televisionadvertising.com/images/insect.jpg

mack
austin

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:07:47 GMT, "Mack McKinnon"
wrote:

:) These critters -- about half an inch long -- have been all over my Austin,
:) Texas yard and garden since last Spring.
:) Anyone able to ID for me?
:)
:) http://televisionadvertising.com/images/insect.jpg
:)
:) mack
:) austin
:)
You might try looking up Bordered Plant Bug. They can be found around
cotton plants and mesquite and will accumulate in numbers like box
elder bugs are known for.


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