something eating my potato plant

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Potatogardner97 Los Angeles, CA Apr 12, 2018

i dont really know what it is..

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Apr 12, 2018

This is a nymph of a bug in the family Lygaeidae. Because of the angle from which this image was taken, I cannot be absolutely certain, but it most likely is a pale color morph of a small milkweed bug, - see http://www.austinbug.com/survey/2012/pics/4-19-12lygaeus.jpg for an image. A such, it would not be damaging your potato plants, they may even be feeding on other insects there. In the springtime, when milkweeds are scarce, they may resort to scavenging/predation.

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Potatogardner97 Los Angeles, CA Apr 12, 2018

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This is a nymph of a bug in the family Lygaeidae. Because of the angle from which this image was taken, I cannot be absolutely certain, but it most likely is a pale color morph of a small milkweed bug, - see http://www.austinbug.com/survey/2012/pics/4-19-12lygaeus.jpg for an image. A such, it would not be damaging your potato plants, they may even be feeding on other insects there. In the springtime, when milkweeds are scarce, they may resort to scavenging/predation.

thanks mate!

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