Saw this bug on some sedum. Beneficial? Pest? (beehaw.org)

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Hello all. I know next to nothing about gardening, but that's still more than the person I live with, so that means the gardening is my department (fine with me, really).

Saw a number of these bugs on some sedum recently. Any idea what it is? None of the leaves appear eaten or otherwise damaged.

Do I need to take action? or shall I just leave them be?

P.S. I'm on the Canadian prairies, btw.

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[-] YouNaughtyMonsters@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yep... narrowing in on the culprit (lygus bug aka western tarnished plant bug). Tracked down a local source of castile soap in case they start pissin' me off.

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