Round Red Bug
Namibian crop pests  #  99

unknown Order: Hemiptera Family: 


Imago, note red spots around the edge

Imago

 

Common names: 

No vernacular names were recorded. 

Pest status:

The pest status is unknown. 

Distribution:

Only found in one place until now: Onankali Nursery in Oshikoto region. a few specimens were found on seedlings of sausage trees.

Description:

Bug, 14-15 mm long. Purple brown in colour with bright red spots around the edge. The underside is bright red or yellow-red.

Control:

No control is recommended until the pest status is known.

Other notes:

The colours fade on pinned specimens. The red spots around the edge fade away and the bugs gets a dull dark or black colour.



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