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NoId Insect
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Posted by sjv78736 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 13, 07 at 2:06
A friend in NH just received a plant from a nursery in Texas. Upon opening the box 10 of the following insects ran from it. Does anyone recognize this insect? Can you advise on its "attitude"? Friendly or deadly? Will it tolerate NH winters? She fears it may be a borer that will spread in her garden. Any advice much appreciated! TIA - Jo
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RE: NoId Insect
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| I don't know which of the 'true bugs' (order Hemiptera) this is, but I would sure advise your friend to contact the nursery about it. It should be their responsibility to identify this critter (good or bad). I'd hold them over the fire (the nursery, lol) until they came up with an ID. |
RE: NoId Insect2
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| Just me again....by any chance does this nursery specialize in cacti? |
RE: NoId Insect
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| Rhizo, I think you are on to something. The bug was tentively ID'd on the Texas Forum as a type of cactus beatle. |
RE: NoId Insect
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| It's a type of truebug (not a beetle), a Coreid cactus bug. Your friend really and truly needs to report this to the nursery. If it happened to me, I would take it much further than that, actually. |
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