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		<title>Immature Large Milkweed Bug part of experiment</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/08/immature-large-milkweed-bug-part-of-experiment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red and Black bug
March 7, 2010
I am doing these bugs as an experiment and I am having difficulty identifying them. They are being raised in a petri dish and eat water and sunflower seeds.
Cassalyn Sands
North Carolina
Hi Cassalyn,
You didn&#8217;t really indicate the nature of your experiment, and if sunflower seeds are a necessary component.  This is [...]


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		<title>Blood Colored Milkweed Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/30/blood-colored-milkweed-bug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[milkweed bug???
January 30, 2010
I was in Tucson in October of 2009, and the Desert Milkweed was in bloom. On one occasion I got a photo of a bee on the flowers, and on another I caught this bug. In all my searching, it appears to be a Milkweed Bug, but the colors are wrong. I [...]


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		<title>Unknown True Bug, Possibly Seed Bug, from Israel</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/26/unknown-true-bug-possibly-seed-bug-from-israel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red and Black bug &#8211; Israel
December 22, 2009
I remember I used to see this bug all the time usually in large groups. I saw one while eating lunch, just one alone and took this picture.
I took this in downtown Jerusalem. I know I have seen it in other parts of the county, but mainly in [...]


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		<title>BUG OF THE MONTH OCTOBER 2009:  Large Milkweed Bugs</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/26/bug-of-the-month-october-2009-large-milkweed-bugs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unidentified Milkweed Bug?
September 26, 2009
I came across these bugs while working on one of our nature preserves. I have seen the bug before but not in this context. There were several of these inside of the seed head of a couple milkweed plants. What is this bug and what is its ecological relationship with milkweed?
Derek [...]


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		<title>Immature Large Milkweed Bugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plump Black and orange bugs
I found several of these bugs in a flower garden. It was the 4th week of September around 4pm. Can you tell me what they are? If they are beneficial, I don&#8217;t want to destroy them.
Cathy M
Kennett Square, PA
Hi Cathy,
These are immature nymphs of the Large Milkweed Bug, which we just [...]


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		<title>Large Milkweed Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/26/large-milkweed-bug-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black and gold bug
September 25, 2009
Found this bug on a milkweed seed pod in a flower garden. It was in September in late afternoon. It was slightly less than an inch long. Black and gold on top, red and black undersides.
Cathy &#38; Carlos M
Kennett Square, PA
Dear Cathy and Carlos,
These are Large Milkweed Bugs, Oncopeltus fasciatus.  [...]


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		<title>Large Milkweed Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/08/large-milkweed-bug-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kind of insect species
August 7, 2009
Black and orange in color
Doesn&#8217;t matter
Long Island, New York
Dear Doesn&#8217;t Matter,
No one would ever accuse you of verbosity.  This is a Large Milkweed Bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus.  Both adults and immature wingless nymphs feed the seeds of milkweed by sucking on the juices.  According to BugGuide:  &#8220;Eggs are laid in [...]


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		<title>Large Milkweed Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/14/large-milkweed-bug-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orange and Black Bug
July 14, 2009
I&#8217;m growing Butterfly weed for the first time and there are these orange and black bug crawling on them that look a little bit like a box elder but only orange and black. (I see it&#8217;s on the cover of Kaufman field guide to insects of North America)
Bill
Alpha, IL (North [...]


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