Harlequin Cabbage Bugs (Murgantia histrionica) lay clutches of twelve striped eggs on cabbage family crops like this Red Russian Kale (Brassica napus). They will hatch and feed on the plants until mating time, when the males may travel to nearby plants for plump, beautiful mates. Thanks @cryptogam_ for the microscope! #RIPtheseeggs #Murgantiahistrionica #harlequinbug #harlequincabbagebug #pestcontrol (at Newtown Square, Pennsylvania)












