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Bug I.D. and mealy bug issues...
Posted on 9/12/24 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 9/12/24 at 5:42 pm
Whenever I get mealy bugs on hibiscus, these guys appear. I can't figure out if they are laying the mealy bugs or eating them. Any ideas? 
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Posted on 9/12/24 at 6:03 pm to TigerGman
They alone or in groups? Either assassin bug or juvenile leaf footed bug. If in groups it's probably a leaf footed bug. I'm guessing assassin that's feeding on the mealy bugs
Posted on 9/14/24 at 1:25 pm to TigerGman
That's an assasin bug. Even as nymphs leaf-footed bugs will have the beginnings of the leaf shape on their rear legs. They also generally have a wider body.
The above is a young Eastern Leaf-footed Bug. Yours looks like a Milkweed Assasin Bug.
This one is a Giant Leaf-footed Bug nymph:
I also think that the antennae are thinner, or more fragile looking on the Assasin Bugs.
The above is a young Eastern Leaf-footed Bug. Yours looks like a Milkweed Assasin Bug.
This one is a Giant Leaf-footed Bug nymph:
I also think that the antennae are thinner, or more fragile looking on the Assasin Bugs.
This post was edited on 9/14/24 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 9/15/24 at 12:09 pm to LegendInMyMind
Thanks
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