Don't need to be fast. Eat one and you'll know why. The Order Hemiptera includes a most dreaded blood-feeder, after mosquitoes, previously discussed somewhere around here. Reduvid 'kissing bugs' are not in Oregon or Massachussetts, so that's a good thing.
Oh, you can eat those (one will probably suffice), or almost all other Hemiptera. They use their needle-mouths to feed on plant sap. Only a very few have changed over to blood. Knowing which Reduvid is 'bad' is hard enough (for me) that I just crush all candidates with care to avoid any physical contact. Wash the 'crush spot' with ethanol. Their parasites cause a disease sufficiently icky to justify my mania.
Water boatmen are Hemiptera that will look good in your insect collection. Not easiest to handle though; needle mouth will zing you if given a chance. If not, they'll poop on you. Fried food in Thailand. But then, what isn't?
Just spotted some true bug in the hallway here at work. Lucky me, I can't smell the stink bugs at all. There are some beneficial members that suck on pest species, google assassin bug if interested. They are in Louisiana. Haven't heard of Chagas' becoming a concern for people there yet, but dogs are getting infected.
Yep, Gen II problem as well. Dealer just found rat nested next to air filter box. $300 for dealer labor. How much would it cost for exterminator to remove em out of my car. Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
