Difference between revisions of "Picromerus bidens (predator)"
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[[File:Spiked shieldbug (Picromerus bidens).jpg|250px|thumb|''Picromerus bidens'' (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Darius Bauzys<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spiked_shieldbug_(Picromerus_bidens).jpg Wikimedia Commons]]] | [[File:Spiked shieldbug (Picromerus bidens).jpg|250px|thumb|''Picromerus bidens'' (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Darius Bauzys<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spiked_shieldbug_(Picromerus_bidens).jpg Wikimedia Commons]]] | ||
| − | <font color="#008000">'''''Picromerus bidens'' (predator)'''</font> Linnaeus | + | <font color="#008000">'''''Picromerus bidens'' (predator)'''</font> (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| + | This polyphagous predator bug is widely distributed in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and possibly introduced into North America. It is being studied as a biological control agent against pest insects from the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera. The adults are brownish, 10-15 mm long, with two lateral spines on the pronotum. | ||
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Picromerus bidens (predator) (Linnaeus, 1758)
This polyphagous predator bug is widely distributed in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere and possibly introduced into North America. It is being studied as a biological control agent against pest insects from the orders Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera. The adults are brownish, 10-15 mm long, with two lateral spines on the pronotum.
- Other images of Picromerus bidens (predator) (Wikimedia Commons and BugGuide - click to enlarge)
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