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shopping7 Winchester, VA(Zone 6a) Apr 02, 2020

Please I’d for me. I’m in Virginia . Found this yesterday (4/1). Thank you

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Apr 02, 2020

It's a ground beetle in the genus Galerita, known as a false bombardier beetle. They are general predators on other small arthropods - see https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=False-Bombardier-Beetle

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shopping7 Winchester, VA(Zone 6a) Apr 02, 2020

Thank you so much!

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chrisdow New York City, NY Apr 03, 2020

According to studies of ground beetles as biological control agents, they can prevent about 40% of crop damage...

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