Bug ID required on cactus.

[Gekkie]

I got these bugs on my cactus. Any ID and treatmen for these bugs would be appreciated.

[stefan m.]

Not sure what it is, but theres a chance its eating something else thats eating the plant.

[stefan m.]

Knowing your whereabouts might just narrow it down to a select few species.

[Gekkie]

From Pretoria, South Africa

[stefan m.]

https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/02/12 ... th-africa/
not sure what that means for your plant....

[Pompom]

I believe stefans bug identification is correct. I read about the species and believe they shouldn't do any harm for your plants. They should be eating other bugs because they are flesh eating predators. In my native language we call these kind of bugs "beast bugs". So I'd like to say lucky you, you got natural pest contor patrol!

[stefan m.]

They eat millipedes though.....There could be a millipede nearby, or they could be hunting other quarry...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iep3XZitij8
Best not to bother them. Let them eat aphids or whatever- they are predatory. Some have a nasty bite though.

[ElieEstephane]

Millipedes are completely harmless. They eat decaying organic materials like dead leaves. So this can be an indicator of high organic content in the soil.

[Pompom]

Millipedes are completely harmless. They eat decaying organic materials like dead leaves. So this can be an indicator of high organic content in the soil.

Actually some species can hurt the plant by eating the roots. Millipedes can burrow in the soil and find the roots. But yeah primarly they eat decaying organic materials. Lets hope there is not a root eating one around!

[stefan m.]

Pompom well, its in south africa, so the species range could be more diverse than what we face here in europe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: ... _of_Africa
Not sure which one of these the assassin bugs "assassinate" or which one of these eats roots.