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Red & Black Bug (Western boxelder bug)

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Also in Roswell
by: Anonymous

I'm in Roswell, just south of Cumming. We had these start showing up in the summer of 2010. I had a truck load of wood chips delivered and they came in with them. They don't seem to cause any real problem other than there are a LOT of them and they like to concentrate on sunny surfaces. When that sunny surface is the side of my wife's car, , , well then it becomes a real problem ;-)
Western boxelder bug
by: Moni

Luann
Your insect is a western boxelder bug. These are usually seen further west than GA, but the markings are distinct for the western not the eastern boxelder bug.
The nymphs and adults feed mostly on boxelder and maple tree flowers, seeds and foliage, but will also feed on ash, rose family trees like apple, pear and plum. They are not considered a garden pest, but are a nuisance when they come into homes in the fall for hibernation.

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