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pests What kind of bug is this?

I found this little guy on one of my ghost pepper plants yesterday, and today here's still there. It kind of looks like a tick, but I tried to identify it on the web with no luck. Just wondering if he's a friend or foe.
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It looks like a species of stink bug similar to ones we have here in Brisbane,
they feed on leaves and buds of plants, if it is a stink bug you should get rid of it.
 
Stinkbugs aka squash bugs can be a big nuisance in the garden, and even in homes in the autumn.

Check out this thread for tips on how to control the coming stinkbug onslaught: http://www.thehotpepper.com/topic/21979-anyone-got-a-stinkbug-solution-in-mind-for-this-season/
 
Spiders stay on the plants unless... Well, unless yer a sissy and don't like spiders. They're a beneficial as far as I'm concerned. The larger Orb web spiders we get I actually feed all the caterpillars and Horn worms to. I grow big spiders. Big happy spiders that keep sissy's away from my garden :lol:
 
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