Sloe Bugs!
The Sloe Bug is a very common bug in southern parts of England and Wales, getting scarcer going northwards, and is not found in Scotland. It is also known as the Hairy Shieldbug as they are covered in tiny brown hairs.
I was fascinated to read on the Garden Safari wwebsite, that "Of all the stink bugs this one is the worst. It really loves berries, especially Honeysuckle and Raspberries. It walks all over them, leaving behind an awful stinking substance. This makes all berries it walked over inedible. Like in other Stink Bugs the substance is made for protection. A bird or other enemy will eat only one bug in its entire live. Afterwards it will always remember the dreadful taste and will never touch another bug again." www.gardensafari.net/en_picpages/dolycoris_baccarum.htm
Sloe Bugs!
The Sloe Bug is a very common bug in southern parts of England and Wales, getting scarcer going northwards, and is not found in Scotland. It is also known as the Hairy Shieldbug as they are covered in tiny brown hairs.
I was fascinated to read on the Garden Safari wwebsite, that "Of all the stink bugs this one is the worst. It really loves berries, especially Honeysuckle and Raspberries. It walks all over them, leaving behind an awful stinking substance. This makes all berries it walked over inedible. Like in other Stink Bugs the substance is made for protection. A bird or other enemy will eat only one bug in its entire live. Afterwards it will always remember the dreadful taste and will never touch another bug again." www.gardensafari.net/en_picpages/dolycoris_baccarum.htm