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#FunfactFriday Did you know that some stink bugs actually help control pests? While most stink bugs feed on plants (and many are big trouble for growers), not all of them are "bad bugs." Stink bugs in the subfamily 𝘈𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘦 are natural insect predators and play a key role in keeping plant pests under control. Take the spined soldier bug (𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴), for example - you can spot it by the little spines on its “shoulders.” If you see one in your garden, don’t chase it away! It will feed on leaf beetle larvae, caterpillars, and other problem pests, helping to keep those pesky plant-eating insects in check. #funfact #didyouknow #stinkbugs #biobest 📷 Ward Stepman

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Ronald Valentin

Mastronardi Produce - Director, Corporate IPM

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Podisus maculiventris, used in pepper and cucumber crops in North America for looper control. However, they have also shown that they are a generalist predator also feeding on other larger prey, like lygus, cucumber beetles. They are also found in aphid spots feeding on aphids.

Useful tips, just remember not to spray chemicals as your natural friends comes to clean up your field in an environmentally manner!!!

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.I have found this one too but I killed it unfortunately. I wasn't sure 😊

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Alemayehu Negash

IPM Sales & Technical Advisor at Real IPM, Biobest Group

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Interesting

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Sangat informatif

Aleksandra Konjevic

PhD at Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

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Great advice

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Milenko Grlica

Agricultural engineer Bachelor in agronomy.

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