Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
The wheel bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus), is a moderately common, widely distributed, beneficial assassin bug that preys on man's pest insects. However, its bite usually is more severe than a bee sting, and both nymphs and adults should be avoided or handled with caution. This document is EE...
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The wheel bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus), is a moderately common, widely distributed, beneficial assassin bug that preys on man's pest insects. However, its bite usually is more severe than a bee sting, and both nymphs and adults should be avoided or handled with caution. This document is EENY-086 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular No. 143), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: June 1999. Revised: January 2003.
EENY086/IN243: Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) (ufl.edu)
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| spelling | doaj.art-313b5b5810c04b68b3e9de6bf6d5eb092024-04-23T05:10:30ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092003-12-01200318Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae)Frank W. Mead The wheel bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus), is a moderately common, widely distributed, beneficial assassin bug that preys on man's pest insects. However, its bite usually is more severe than a bee sting, and both nymphs and adults should be avoided or handled with caution. This document is EENY-086 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular No. 143), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: June 1999. Revised: January 2003. EENY086/IN243: Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109163IN243 |
| spellingShingle | Frank W. Mead Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) EDIS IN243 |
| title | Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) |
| title_full | Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) |
| title_fullStr | Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) |
| title_short | Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) |
| title_sort | wheel bug arilus cristatus linnaeus insecta hemiptera reduviidae |
| topic | IN243 |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109163 |
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