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22-10-2011, 07:10 PM
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| | | what are these
hi guys this is my first ever post and i would really like to know what these are they were found on a friend's runner beans plant and there was about 100 or so of them i've never seen them before .  |
22-10-2011, 10:10 PM
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| | | Re: what are these
These are nymphs of a shield-bug, (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae). |
23-10-2011, 06:12 AM
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thankyou for that i hve never heard of them before . |
23-10-2011, 06:56 AM
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| |  Re: what are these
Interestingly they appear to be the nymphs of the Southern Green Shieldbug, Nezara viridula. This is still a very scarce species in the UK, perhaps forming a colony for a year or so + disappearing. After the last couple of winters numbers appear to be less frequent.
What part of the country are you in? Please let tristanba here on WAB have this record as he is the national recorder for this group of bugs.
Nice find!
Welcome to WAB by the way. |
23-10-2011, 08:15 AM
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wow thats great to know , i live down very close to heathrow airport  in staines middlesex and they are on the allotment . |
23-10-2011, 11:35 AM
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Thanks for that. There have been several populations in the London area, but I'm not sure how many are still extant; certainly some are no more. |
23-10-2011, 11:59 AM
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i will call my friend in a min and tell her not to kill them not that i dont think she was going to anyway as i dont know if shes be down the plot later .so in one way they are quite rare ? |
23-10-2011, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by karlooben  i will call my friend in a min and tell her not to kill them not that i dont think she was going to anyway as i dont know if shes be down the plot later .so in one way they are quite rare ? | They are certainly not common in the UK- basically our climate is not optimal for them. In warmer parts of the world they are sometimes considered a pest, but I'd leave them if they were in my garden. Probably not likely to be a major nuisance here. |
23-10-2011, 05:14 PM
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| | | Re: what are these
Definitely Nezara nymphs, I now have a good number of records from this year, despite the cold winter of 2010/2011. The record details would be very welcome - please could you report your sighting here: RISC - Southern Green Shieldbug
Many thanks
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