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burn_2007 Grand-Falls, NB(Zone 4a) Jul 15, 2008

I found these on my Brugmansia this morning all clustered together. My Brug is under a Birch tree, and the tree is full of it. Need ID, and what's the best way to control these?

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burn_2007 Grand-Falls, NB(Zone 4a) Jul 15, 2008

Here is another picture of what I've seen in the tree.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 15, 2008

These appear to nymphs of a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), but I don't recognize the species. If they are doing harm to your plants, just about any contact insecticide registered for homeowner use on plants should control them.

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burn_2007 Grand-Falls, NB(Zone 4a) Aug 01, 2008

This is one of the adult bug, I notice that most adult stay with the clutch until they are big enough to roam. I have many different one in my birch tree

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 01, 2008

This might be one of the so-called 'parent bugs' in the genus Elasmucha - see http://i.pbase.com/t2/94/339594/4/66285524.gGshO7Ri.jpg for an image of an adult and nymph. This species (Elasmucha lateralis) is known as the birch bug.

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DATURA12 Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 03, 2008

Do these also come in different colors, they look like the same bugs I get on my cactus and succulents? They actually burrow and leave cavities in the cactus and leave blisters on my optunia.

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burn_2007 Grand-Falls, NB(Zone 4a) Aug 03, 2008

Datura I have some in different colors here too. Some has black, some are more beige color.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 03, 2008

Most bugs do show some degree of individual variation in color, but I am not aware of any Elasmucha attacking cactus. There are some bugs that do so, however; see http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2005/12/21/cactus-bug/ for an example. Could you take a photo of your cactus attackers and post it?

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