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Pest and non-pest plataspid stinkbugs. (a) Newborn nymphs of Megacopta punctatissima probing capsules for symbiont acquisition. Arrows and arrowheads indicate symbiont capsules and eggshells, respectively. (b) Pest species M. punctatissima. (c) Non-pest species Megacopta cribraria. Normal adult females with their original symbiont (control) and manipulated adult females whose symbiont was experimentally replaced by the heterospecific one (replaced) are shown. Scale bars, 1 mm.
