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Young Predatory Bugs on Rain Gauge: Beneficial Insects

Those tiny “ants” on your rain gauge are likely newly hatched hemipteran nymphs—true bugs that include beneficial predators like assassin bugs. Entomologist Dan Suiter confirms they’re young predators seeking prey.

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Young predatory bugs

Predatory bugs on rain gauge

Welcome them—they’ll help control garden pests naturally.

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