What Can I Feed Wheel Bugs

They are voracious predators of small prey, especially caterpillars, beetles, other bugs, wasps, and the like. They are known to feed on leaf miners (i.e., larvae of certain species that burrow in leaves) by piercing the animal in its burrow inside the leaf. Nymphs love aphids and other small insects.

Are wheel bugs poisonous?

Wheel bugs can be found during the day, and one should be careful not to handle them, as a bite from this species is very painful. It is reported as causing intense pain followed by numbness, but their toxins do not cause serious health problems.

Where do wheel bugs live?

Wheel bugs are most common in eastern Canada and the United States, and their range extends into Mexico and Guatemala. Among the four species of Arilus, a western hemisphere genus, only A. cristatus is found in the United States.