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Aug 25, 2014 3:09 PM CST
Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
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Goldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pennsylvanicus)

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I didn't know it until I looked it up, but I read that these are great aphid predators, and that they do double duty as handy pollinators. You'll probably want these in your garden patrolling your plants, so don't pick them off and toss them to your fish or chickens. Smiling
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