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gray and red bug (wheel bug nymph)

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Wheel Bug
by: in NC

You say they are beneficial, but evidently you have never been bitten by one. It's bite is worse or as bad as a Yellow Jacket sting. I don't like them at all.
wheel bug nymph
by: Moni

John
Yes, it is a wheel bug nymph.
It is considered a beneficial insect. It is scouting for insects to eat in your garden. So this is one to watch as it controls many insects that might be a pest in your garden.
As it grows it will molt a few times and turn into a large gray bug with a spiky looking 'wheel' on its backside behind the head.
They are found in much of North America into Central America.
They evidently can bite with its long piercing sucking mouth parts and if so it is said to be very painful.
Here is a website with more information about the insect and at the bottom of the page how to treat its bite.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/454

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