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MsKatt Charlevoix, MI(Zone 4b) Aug 18, 2008

I just planted them in the beginning of June and I've never seen these guys before. What are they??

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MsKatt Charlevoix, MI(Zone 4b) Aug 18, 2008

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eyesoftexas Toadsuck, TX(Zone 7a) Aug 18, 2008

Box Elder Beetle?

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MsKatt Charlevoix, MI(Zone 4b) Aug 18, 2008

They don't look like the box elder bugs around here. The ones that we get have a pointed oval shaped body.
I have tons of them sometimes. Yuck.

This is what I have for box elders:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/3897/

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 18, 2008

It's a Soldier Beetle, maybe a Goldenrod Soldier Beetle Chauliognathus pensylvanicus, but there are other similar species. The adults eat pollen.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/72/

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MsKatt Charlevoix, MI(Zone 4b) Aug 18, 2008

Thanks, claypa!! I'm so glad I didn't obliterate them. Hubby wanted me to wipe them out because they are "bugs", I wanted to see if they were beneficial first!! :)

Thanks again,
Michelle in Michigan

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