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Pilriteiro Leiria, Portugal Jan 12, 2013

Please ID this big bug on a leaf of a grapevine

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BCH521 Homeworth, OH(Zone 5b) Jan 12, 2013

Nice photos, maybe you can post this on the insect identification forum if you don't get an answer here.

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Jim41 Delhi, LA Jan 13, 2013

Looks like some type of stink bug to me.

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Pilriteiro Leiria, Portugal Jan 14, 2013

I myself found the reply in Google images: it is the scarabeus Melolontha melolontha. Solved

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Pilriteiro Leiria, Portugal Jan 14, 2013

Best definition: Melolontha vulgaris. Larvae: common cockhafer.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Jan 14, 2013

Here is some additional info

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/species-of-the-day/biodiversity/economic-impact/melolontha-melolontha/index.html

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-102414778/stock-photo-may-bug-beetle-cockchafer-melolontha-vulgaris.html

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jamesmoore7122 Abbotsford, Canada Feb 08, 2013

We as gardeners are always worried about the pest that will suck our beautiful garden dry. Orius insidiosus, a type of flower bug, are a pest’s worse enemy and a grower’s best friend.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Feb 08, 2013

Ah yes, the Minute Pirate bug....another member of the beneficial bug tribe.

http://www.arbico-organics.com/product/Minute-Pirate-Bug/beneficial-insects-organisms

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