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Any one know what this is??

 
 
Reply Fri 15 Mar, 2013 01:04 pm
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h71/panhandle13/DSCF7649_zpsa866fa7a.jpg

We live in Sth West France and I have noticed a lot of these in the garden.
They are usually in large clusters on trees, bushes, piles of earth & on the ground and building walls.
Are they destructive (can't say I have noticed any plant damage) and do I need to control them, if so how?
Thx in advance for your help.
Kev
 
JeffreyEqualityNewma
 
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Reply Fri 15 Mar, 2013 01:08 pm
@kevhatch,
Crazy French Tribal Mask Bugs.

http://williamwilt.deviantart.com/art/Crazy-French-Tribal-Mask-Bugs-128660270
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Skar
 
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Reply Fri 15 Mar, 2013 01:23 pm
@kevhatch,
Pyrrhocoris apterus, also known as the firebug. They are harmless to a garden. They don't damage any plants and will help you by eating some pests, such as aphids.
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kevhatch
 
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Reply Sat 16 Mar, 2013 11:47 am
Thanks for the replies - I never noticed the mask until now :-)
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