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Shore Bug

Shore Bug Information Learn everything about the Shore Bug. Shore bug, any of the more than 200 species of small dark coloured insects with white or yellow markings that constitute the family Saldidae (order Heteroptera). Shore bugs prey upon other insects near fresh water or saltwater. When disturbed, shore bugs fly short distances and then hide in crevices or under vegetation. They occur throughout the world and are recognized by the shape of certain cells in their wings. 3000 Volt Electric Fly Swatter Our extremely powerful 3000 volt electric fly swatter kills flies and insects instantly.  One powerful zap with [...]

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Red Bug

Red Bug Information Learn everything about the Red Bug. Red bug, also called Stainer, Firebug, or Pyrrhocorid Bug, any insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae (order Heteroptera), which contains more than 300 species. The red bug—a fairly common, gregarious, plant-feeding insect found mostly in the tropics and subtropics—is oval in shape and brightly coloured with red. It ranges in length from 8 to 18 mm (0.3 to 0.7 inch). Dimorphism, a condition in which two or more visibly different forms exist, may occur in some species (e.g., Pyrrhocoris apterus can be winged or wingless). The genus Dysdercus is one of the [...]

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Chinch Bug

Chinch Bug Information Learn everything about the Chinch Bug. Chinch bug, (Blissus leucopterus), important grain and corn pest belonging to the insect family Lygaeidae (order Heteroptera). Though a native of tropical America, the chinch bug has extended its range to include much of North America. It is a small bug, not more than 5 mm (0.2 inch) long. The adult is black with red legs; the white forewings have a black spot near the outer edge. In spring, adults that hibernated during the winter migrate from clumps of weeds to a wheat or other grain field. Each female then deposits [...]

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Lygaeid Bug

Lygaeid Bug Information Learn everything about the Lygaeid Bug. Lygaeid bug, (family Lygaeidae), any of a group of insects in the true bug order, Heteroptera, that includes many important crop pests. There are between 3,000 and 5,000 species of lygaeid bugs, which vary from brown to brightly patterned with red, white, or black spots and bands. The large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) is distinguished by its broad red and black bands. They range from 3 to 15 mm (0.1 to 0.6 inch) in length, although they are usually less than 10 mm. The family is sometimes called the chinch bug [...]

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Plant Bug

Plant Bug Information Learn everything about the Plant Bug. Plant bug, any member of two families of the insect order Heteroptera. The family Lygaeidae (see lygaeid bug) contains between about 3,000 and 5,000 species. One of the best-known members, the chinch bug, is an important crop pest. The members of the family Miridae, which is one of the largest heteropteran families (about 10,000 species), are also known as leaf bugs. They are brightly coloured and feed primarily on plant sap, causing serious crop damage. Plant bugs occur throughout the world and have been found north of the Arctic Circle. They [...]

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Marsh Treader

Marsh Treader Information Learn everything about the Marsh Treader. Marsh treader, also called water measurer, any insect of the family Hydrometridae (order Heteroptera), so named because of its slow, deliberate manner of moving as it walks along the surface of a pond or crawls among shore vegetation. Marsh treaders, worldwide in distribution, are usually found among the cattails in marshy ponds containing algae. More than 100 species of the insect have been described. The marsh treader, about 8 mm (0.3 inch) long, is recognized by its sticklike body and long, thin, threadlike legs. Its slender head is almost as long [...]

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Lace Bug

Lace Bug Information Learn everything about the Lace Bug. Lace bug, (family Tingidae), any of about 800 species of insects (order Heteroptera) in which the adult, usually less than 5 mm (0.2 inch) long, has a lacelike pattern of ridges and membranous areas on its wings and upper body surface. The lace bug sucks the juices from foliage, causing a yellow spotting, then browning, followed by leaves dropping from the plant. The lace bug deposits its eggs on the underside of a leaf and covers them with a mucous secretion that hardens into a dark, conelike form. The small, dark, [...]

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Giant Water Bug

Giant Water Bug Information Learn everything about the Giant Water Bug. Giant water bug, any wide and flat-bodied aquatic insect of the family Belostomatidae (order Heteroptera). This family, although containing only about 100 species, includes the largest bugs in the order: sometimes exceeding 10 cm (4 inches) in the South American species Lethocerus grandis and ranging between 2 and 5 cm in northern climates. These insects are usually seen suspended in a quiet pond or lake, the tip of their abdomen piercing the water surface and the brown, oval body hanging below. The front legs are adapted for grasping prey; [...]

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Flower Bug

Flower Bug Information Learn everything about the Flower Bug. Flower bug, (family Anthocoridae), also called minute pirate bug, or anthocorid bug, any of at least 400 species of small insects in the true bug order, Heteroptera, that are black with white markings and are usually found on flowers, under loose bark, or in leaf litter. Flower bugs range in size from 2 to 5 mm (0.08 to 0.2 inch) in length. Their eggs are deposited in plant tissue, and the adults pass the winter in piles of plant debris. Flower bugs differ from most heteropterans because they have a well-defined [...]

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Flat Bug

Flat Bug Information Learn everything about the Flat Bug. Flat bug, (family Aradidae), also called fungus bug, any of about 1,000 species of small, flat, dark-coloured insects (order Heteroptera) that are usually found under stones, in crevices in dead or dying trees, or under loose bark. Nearly all flat bugs range in size from 3 to 11 mm (0.12 to 0.43 inch) and feed on fungi and sap in decaying wood. Their wings, though well developed, remain quite small. Species occur in all zoogeographic regions. 3000 Volt Electric Fly Swatter Our extremely powerful 3000 volt electric fly swatter kills flies [...]

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