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Bug on bunch of kale - Murgantia histrionica
Copyright © 2008 RJBourque

Bug on bunch of kale - Murgantia histrionica
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
August 18, 2008
Size: 1/4 inch
This bug was found on a bunch of kale purchased at local supermarket.
Contributed by RJBourque on 18 August, 2008 - 3:34pm
Last updated 19 August, 2008 - 2:11pm

Moved to guide
We have them documented even farther north than NY, so it might even be a local. See data map.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 19 August, 2008 - 2:12pm

Your protein enhancement is a Harlequin Bug
More here...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/557

Don't know where it came from, except it ain't from SoCal. Ours have much more black.
… Ron Hemberger, 18 August, 2008 - 3:53pm

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