Just returned from our holiday home in Provence (where, fyi, the only acceptable form of double vaccination proof was a "yes" or "no" response to the question "Have you been vaccinated"), and unpacked to discover a bug had come back with us in our luggage.
Shield bug, or Rhaphigaster nebulosa if you will, was ready for action as soon as the cases were opened. Quickly added to the autumn climate of our British homes front lawn, I was quelle surprise to find him back inside this morning chilling in the bathroom.
Now, perhaps native to France yet also fully available in a variety of similar bugs in the UK forming part of the Order Hemiptera insect group, I'm wondering if it will truly survive if I eject it out into the garden.
Do I need to let someone know? I mean, he clearly only speaks French so is likely to get picked on and bullied to the point of immediate surrender if I place it outside.
Thoughts GD? Or nukefromorbit.gif ?
Shield bug, or Rhaphigaster nebulosa if you will, was ready for action as soon as the cases were opened. Quickly added to the autumn climate of our British homes front lawn, I was quelle surprise to find him back inside this morning chilling in the bathroom.
Now, perhaps native to France yet also fully available in a variety of similar bugs in the UK forming part of the Order Hemiptera insect group, I'm wondering if it will truly survive if I eject it out into the garden.
Do I need to let someone know? I mean, he clearly only speaks French so is likely to get picked on and bullied to the point of immediate surrender if I place it outside.
Thoughts GD? Or nukefromorbit.gif ?