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Cactus Coreid Bug (Cheilinidea vittiger)

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Order: Hemiptera (he-MIP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Coreidae
Genus: Cheilinidea
Species: vittiger
Profile:
No positives
No neutrals
1 negative

Regional...
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Phoenix, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Eufaula, Oklahoma
Headrick, Oklahoma
Elgin, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Waxahachie, Texas

Member Notes:

Rating Author Comment

Negative broncbuster On Jul 30, 2007, broncbuster from Waxahachie, TX
(Zone 8a) wrote:
These insects have little needles that they use to extract juice from my prickly pear cacti. My chickens have helped to control them.
By Xenomorf
By broncbuster
By broncbuster

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