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shield bug

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any shield-shaped herbivorous heteropterous insect of the superfamily Pentamoidea, esp any of the family Pentatomidae Also called stink bug

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Bug			In 2003, the southern green shield bug (Nezara viridula), a sap-sucking insect which feeds on a wide range of plants and is particularly fond of vegetable crops like beans, was found for the first time breeding in the London area. Garden pest alert; gardening by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The main insects that infect crowder peas are the stinkbugs, a soft-bodied, green shield bug. Heat loving peas: these legumes hold up long after other varieties ... by Farris, Nancy Pierson / Countryside & Small Stock Journal The whole frontage was ablaze with petunias and geraniums but a shield bug decided that my chest was a more suitable place to recline and being a typical woman, I was less than delighted to find it on my cleavage. We stopped to speak to the owner and discovered that he was a huge ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			Shewel Shewer Shewn Sheyenne SHF shhh Shi'ite Shi'ite Muslim Shia Shia Muslim Shiah Shiah Islam shiai shiatsu shibah shibboleth Shicer shicker shickered shidduch Shide Shie shied Shiel shield shield bug shield cricket shield fern shield law shield match Shield of David shield volcano Shield-bearer shield-shaped Shielddrake shielded shielder shielding Shieldless Shields Shieldtail shieling shier shies shiest shift shift key shift register shift work Shiftable shifter			shied shied shied from shied from shied from shied from Shiek Shiek Shiekh Shiekh Shiel Shiel, Loch Shiela Fugard shield shield shield shield shield Shield (disambiguation) Shield (disambiguation) Shield (disambiguation) Shield (electronics) Shield (geology) Shield (geology) Shield (heraldry) Shield (heraldry) Shield (heraldry) Shield and Seismic Support shield basalt Shield Block Value shield bug shield bugs shield cone shield cricket shield factor shield fern shield fern shield fern shield ferns shield from danger shield from injury shield grid Shield Isolation Point shield law Shield laws Shield laws in the United States Shield laws in the United States shield match Shield Mining shield of arms shield of arms Shield of David Shield of David Shield of Faith Mission International Shield of the United States of America Shield of the United States of America Shield Plug/Support Cylinder Shield Replacement Fabric Shield Shell Replacement Fabric Shield shrimp Shield shrimp

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