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Eurydema oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Body length: 6 to 7mm
Also known as: Rape Bug, Brassica Bug, Cabbage bug or Crucifer Shield Bug.
Family: Pentatomidae
Eurydema oleracea has a shiny bluish-black body with either white, yellow, or red spots and markings, which change colour in the winter months.
This species is obviously a pest for agriculture growers and is found mainly in the south-east of England and Western Europe, except for the Scandinavian countries. In the East to most of Russia and parts of Asia. As far south as North Africa.
Habitat: Open areas, found on a wide range of plants, particularly vegetables. The name “Oleracea,” relates to vegetables and herbs.
The female lays her eggs, usually in two neat rows on the stems and most other parts of the plant; each batch containing about twelve eggs. Over the next four to six weeks, she will continue to lay up to eighty eggs. Nymphs go through five moults, are pale grey with a dark-brown pronotum, with spots on the dorsal side of the body. The nymphs and adults live freely exposed on host plants. Adults overwinter, usually hibernating amongst fallen leaf or wood debris, beneath the shelter of bushes and hedgerows.
Read MoreBody length: 6 to 7mm
Also known as: Rape Bug, Brassica Bug, Cabbage bug or Crucifer Shield Bug.
Family: Pentatomidae
Eurydema oleracea has a shiny bluish-black body with either white, yellow, or red spots and markings, which change colour in the winter months.
This species is obviously a pest for agriculture growers and is found mainly in the south-east of England and Western Europe, except for the Scandinavian countries. In the East to most of Russia and parts of Asia. As far south as North Africa.
Habitat: Open areas, found on a wide range of plants, particularly vegetables. The name “Oleracea,” relates to vegetables and herbs.
The female lays her eggs, usually in two neat rows on the stems and most other parts of the plant; each batch containing about twelve eggs. Over the next four to six weeks, she will continue to lay up to eighty eggs. Nymphs go through five moults, are pale grey with a dark-brown pronotum, with spots on the dorsal side of the body. The nymphs and adults live freely exposed on host plants. Adults overwinter, usually hibernating amongst fallen leaf or wood debris, beneath the shelter of bushes and hedgerows.
