Spined Soldier Bug: Beneficial Insect

[macmex]

I just finished this blog and thought I'd post a link here. This little bug is one of my absolute favorites, and that, after years of killing them, thinking they were harmful. The spined soldier bug probably eats the greatest variety of garden pests of any insect I know.


Spined Soldier Bug: Evil looking Good Guy




Here's a photo of an immature spined soldier bug.

[rdback]

Informative post George. I gotta say, it looks like a Marmarated Stink Bug to me, lol. And I've seen way too many of those. Maybe I should look closer!