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bug identification

Katrina mgKatrina mg Posts: 17
in Problem solving
HI, Can anyone identify this bug which I found on my sorbus tree, as you can see it is about half the size of the unripe berry 4/5mm in lenth with a dark spot on its back making it almost invisible on the tree. any help would be appreciated.

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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    It's a nymph of one of the shieldbugs, maybe the hawthorn shieldbug going by the reddish tint but it's hard to say for sure https://www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/idcards/life_stages.html
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Love shieldbugs 💚 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Katrina mgKatrina mg Posts: 17
    Thank you for information, I  googled hawthorn shield bug and apparently they do like sorbus trees. problem solved.
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