Megacopta cribraria
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megacopta-cribraria-314-3380174
title:
Megacopta cribraria
text:
Megacopta cribraria, also called the bean plataspid, kudzu bug, globular stink bug and lablab bug, is a shield bug native to India and China, where it is an agricultural pest of lablab beans and other legumes. The bug, while harmless to houseplants and people, often enters houses. It is attracted to white surfaces such as the walls of houses or white vehicles, because of the high reflectance of the white surfaces as it relates to the bugs' simple eyes. As a defense mechanism, they emit a foul-sm
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encyclopedia
description:
Pest of all beans, kudzu, other legumes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacopta_cribraria
date created:
date modified:
2023-12-08T07:49:16Z
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image:
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13
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