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Good or bad bug? - Reduvius personatus
Copyright © 2007 isobig

Good or bad bug? - Reduvius personatus
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 20, 2007
Size: measured about 7/8" long
Found this crawling around the my home around 9pm today. Decided to get a pic and submit it for ID. Looks like an assassin bug to me, but is it a good one or a bad one?
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Contributed by isobig on 20 June, 2007 - 8:32pm
Last updated 19 March, 2008 - 8:00pm

Good bug
Adult of masked hunter, Reduvius personatus. These are major predators of bedbugs.
… Jim McClarin, 20 June, 2007 - 9:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, but...
Even though it is not one of the blood-feeding assassins, you still don't want to get bit by one:-) The odd one of these in the house probably means it flew to a light at night and wandered in...Two to several means you better check for bed bugs....
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 June, 2007 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

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