drh146
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what are these ant looking things?

What are these things? And what good or bad do they do? Do they army up against fire ants? Cause that would be great!

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I think you may want to look at the photos and descriptions hendi_alex posted in THIS thread a while back:
:arrow: https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/vi ... hp?t=25601

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If they are nymphs of the assassin bug and they do look like it, then they will eat the beetles in the garden so are beneficial to have around.

Like the lady bug larvae they are ugly critters only a bug mommy could love.

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Thanks for the note.. Looks like a juice suckersucker maybe... Hopefully he will see this post and give his opinion because I can't tell from that thread. They look mostlike what the other person posted



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