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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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