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Is this type of Assassin Bug a carrier of Chagras? #493982

Asked November 09, 2018, 11:55 AM EST

Moved into a house in Clarksville, MD about 2 weeks ago and spotted this certain type of insect and with some immediate reflection assumed it was a type of Assassin Bug....confirmed with some research. Is this type of Assassin Bug a carrier of Chagras?

Howard County Maryland

Expert Response

This looks like a wheel bug which is a type of assassin bug.  It is a good predator. The wheel bug is not associated with Chagras.  
See our website for photos.  http://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/predators-assassin-bugs

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