flower bug
noun
: any of various small mostly black-and-white predaceous bugs (family Anthocoridae) that frequent flowers and feed on pest insects (such as aphids and thrips)
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Minute pirate bugs and their close cousin, insidious flower bugs, belong to the group of bugs known as true bugs, which include bed bugs, squash bugs and stink bugs.
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Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2017
Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2017
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“Flower bug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20bug. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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