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Oncopeltus fasciatus
Vibrant orange-red, early instar nymphs. They had tiny black wingpads.
Spotted on milkweed growing next to a large pond.
Oncopeltus fasciatus is a model organism, and is often reared for laboratory experiments. These insects are very easy to rear and handle, have a short developmental time, and high fecundity. When I was in graduate school, I reared these insects and helped conduct experiments to investigate the potential for nontarget effects of entomopathogenic fungi used in the biological control of ticks.
Spotted on Oct 7, 2017
Submitted on Nov 19, 2017
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