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Red Fire Bug — A New Idaho Invader?

BUL1019

March 15, 2022

The red fire bug, Pyrrhocoris apterus (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae), is an introduced and invasive true bug with a vividly colored red and black body. Since its introduction and establishment, the insect has expanded its known range in the United States to include southern Idaho, with numerous specimens and populations first found in 2021 near Twin Falls and Burley. This bulletin profiles the recent invasive, providing a physical description, discussing its life cycle, and offering pest management advice and a prognosis for its expansion in Idaho.

Authors: Bradley S. Stokes, Erik J. Wenninger

5 pages

Red Fire Bug — A New Idaho Invader?

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Physical Address:
E. J. Iddings Agricultural Science Laboratory, Room 10
606 S Rayburn St

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2332 Moscow, ID 83844-2332

Phone: 208-885-7982

Fax: 208-885-9046

Email: calspubs@uidaho.edu

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