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[fantabulisticity]

Hey, Bugblr, I have a question. I saw this Brown Marmorated Stink/Shield Bug the other day at work and it was sliding its front feet over its antennae, very slowly, over and over. Is this a cleaning behavior, since they don't have the kind of mouthparts that I see other insects cleaning themselves with? Or does it just feel nice to run your feet along your antennae, like a very sensitive backrub? A secret third thing?

[firebugseverywhere]

Found this little guy in my room! :-3

[drhoz]

#2862 - Halyomorpha halys - Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

The infamous brown marmorated stink bug, native to China, Japan, Korea, and other parts of Asia. But now found in the US, Canada, Georgia, Turkey, other parts of Europe and South America. First recorded in the States in 1998, and by 2010 some fruit growers were losing 90% of their crop. Highly invasive and rapidly spread. Here in Perth there's a phone app for reporting anything that might even possibly be a BMSB - it's a serious agricultural menace.

They're also a problem in the cold months, overwintering inside wall cavities in their tens of thousands, but being woken up by the heat from inside and invading the interior.

Despite the bug's chemical defences, the large Joro Spider that I covered earlier is a known predator of the BMSB. Since the spider has ALSO been recently introduced to the US, perhaps there is some hope for a partial biological control. Other possibilities include the Samurai Wasp Trissolcus japonicus which targets the eggs of the bug, and the predatory Wheel Bug Arilus cristatus which preys on nymphs and adults.

Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park, Yamaguchi, Japan

[bugs-are-buddies]

[calosoma-amitch]

Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys), Newark DE. August 2017. 

An Asiatic species that made its way into the northeastern US just before the turn of the millennium, this stink bug has become an unwelcome addition to gardens, farms, and homes. It is highly polyphagous, meaning that, unlike many species of plant-feeding insects, it is capable of incorporating many species of plants in its diet, with its host plants ranging in the hundreds, including crop plants. The feeding from its mouthparts can damage and misshapen fruiting bodies (fruit, seeds, and nuts), which can ruin orchard and vegetable crops over time. During the fall, these stink bugs also will aggregate in homes or buildings to overwinter, becoming a nuisance for homeowners as well as the hotel industry. 

Multiple generations a year; in captivity, three generations were observed for the Mid-Atlantic, and five generations have been reported southward. 

[fantabulisticity]

This Friend is a Rough Stink Bug, similar in appearance to the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, but as far as I can tell, this bitch is native to my region (Northwest U.S.) and not very harmful to local flora. Note the pointy face, bumpy thorax, and flared out abdomen. These are Friends :)

Edit: I found the pics from work the other day, as well!

These ones show the color and shape a little better since they're in full light :)

[myambitionzasablogger]

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