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Immature Milkweed Assassin Bug assists with housework

Posted by bugman July 27th, 2009 at 9:19 am

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July 25, 2009
Greetings WTB,
This long red bug was an unwelcome surprise in my kitchen! I thought you’d get a kick out of the picture. In looking around, I think it is an assassin bug nymph. Is it a milkweed assassin bug? I ask, because I’ve been trying unsuccessfully to grow milkweed!
Julie
Savannah, GA

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Milkweed Assassin Bug Nymph

Hi Julie,
You are right on both counts.  This is an immature Milkweed Assassin Bug and we do find your photos highly amusing.

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Milkweed Assassin Bug Nymph

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  1. Tallyres wrote:

    My husband just got bit by one of these things, and reports that the bite is quite painful. It left a raised welt with red dot in the center on his forearm.

    Posted 15 Nov 2009 at 7:05 pm

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