Fact about box bugs
Box bug name is local name of this bugs. It scientifical name is Gonocerus Acuteangulatus. I know this name difficult to read. Here mentioned few interesting fact about box bugs.
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Genocerus Acuteangulatus. Shutterspeed 1/1000s and ISO100 |
1. Box bugs are live in mainly dry and warn environments. Mostly live in plant's leaf and other parts of plants.
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Nymph box bug. Shutterspeed 1/100s and ISO100. |
2. Box bugs has 3 stages. Egg, Nymphs, adult. In every stage they are seem like different look. We can't guess this is box bugs. Many species of box bugs are in world.
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Sharp abdomen with reddish- brown color. Shutterspeed 1/1800s and ISO100. |
3. Adult bug size is 11 to 14 mm. This bugs has reddish- brown color body. But Nymphs are attractive green color . Both stage of bug has sharp and long abdomen. We can easily see in this picture.
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Suck food by straw. Shutterspeed 1/100s and ISO100 |
4. Box bugs feed from rid fruits. They have great straw in their mouth. By this straw,they can easily suck food from fruits.
5. They have pair wings and able to fly.
6. Every creature, male is attract female through smell or sound or vibrations for reproduction. At same way, adult male attract female. They are mating by back to back method.
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Mating. Shutterspeed 1/100s and ISO100. |
7. After mating, females lay eggs.
Conclusion:
Box bugs are great creatures. And cute bug. But harmful of agriculture field. So control this bug for agriculture.
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