The horehound bug (Agonoscelis rutila) is a stink bug which sucks the sap of the horehound plant, causing wilting of new shoots. They have five nymphal stages in their development. Although they usually attack horehound, they may also swarm on a variety of other trees and shrubs.
| Horehound bug | |
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| Horehound bug on horehound plant | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Pentatomidae |
| Genus: | Agonoscelis |
| Species: | A. rutila
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| Binomial name | |
| Agonoscelis rutila Fabricius, 1776
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References
edit- McMaugh, Judy; Joyce, Ray; Morrison, Reg (1985). What garden pest or disease is that? : every garden problem solved. Sydney: Lansdowne. ISBN 978-0-7018-1932-3. OCLC 27523633.
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