The black red bug is not dangerous but it helps keep gardens clean by feeding on dead flowers as well.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himHow many times have you come across it, there black red bedbug, also called "carabiniere", confusing it with a ladybug. Probably, seeing it, you will have worried about your vegetable gardens and gardens but in reality this bug is quite harmless. Good to know for the next time you come across it!
The insect, whose scientific name is Pyrrhocoris apterus, does not eat leaves and vegetables from the garden, or even most of the plants in our gardens. It is not toxic to animals or to us humans.
It feeds mainly on sap but usually does not cause damage to plants, it also eats flower scraps and dead insects. In short, it does a useful job of "recycling" keeping the gardens clean, as La France explains in a post published on Facebook.
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The only vegetables that can be affected by its presence are cauliflowers and other brassicaceae. While the trees and plants that he prefers, while not causing damage except in certain cases, are lime trees, plane trees, hazelnuts, oaks, oleanders and mallows.
It also loves dusty corners where the remains of withered flowers often settle and is not sociable with other insects, which it keeps away thanks to its strong smell, including annoying mosquitoes.
He goes around in the company of many friends and relatives, who are equally harmless, and also very cute with their characteristic bright red interspersed with black geometric specks.
So if you cross it, do not worry, it is a rather harmless insect even for plants and even useful for keeping the garden clean!
SOURCE: Facebook
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