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Spined Soldier Bug

Podisus maculiventris

About

A beneficial predatory stink bug with prominent shoulder spines and a mottled brown body. It feeds on pest caterpillars and beetle larvae in gardens and agricultural fields.

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Did You Know?

It is commercially reared and sold as a biological control agent for managing pest caterpillars in agriculture.