Stink Bugs facts
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Mating season of stink bugs starts in spring, usually in May, when they emerge from hibernation.
how stink bugs get in house?
Stink bug is also known as marmorated stink bug because of the marble-like coloration of the body.
What stink bugs are attracted to?
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across answering what stink bugs look like. Here are 27 of the best facts about Stink Bugs Bite and Stink Bugs 2019 I managed to collect.
what stink bugs eat?
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Stink bug undergoes nymph stage before it gets to the stage of adult insect. Nymph is wingless and it feeds on fruit and vegetables.
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Stink bug can bite when it is threatened. Bite can be painful and it can induce redness and swelling of the skin.
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Animals such as mice, lizards, spiders, cardinals, bluebirds, wasps, ground beetles, wheel bugs, praying mantis tolerate smell of stink bug and like to eat this bug.
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Stink bugs do not tolerate cold weather and they hibernate during the winter. When stink bug finds appropriate place (such as interior wall of the house, chimney, door frame and windows), it releases specific substance (odorless for humans) to invite other stink bugs to join it. One house can be home for 26.000 stink bugs during the winter.
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Stink bug has shield-like body, pair of wings, 3 pairs of legs and long antenna on top of the head.
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Adult stink bug can survive from several months to one year.
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Stink bug can be brown, grey or dark green colored. Dorsal side of the body is covered with black, white, reddish or gray markings.
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Stink bug can reach ¾ of an inch in length.
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The brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive species in the U.S., introduced from Asian countries in the late 1990's. The bug's odor is also compared to the smell of coriander (cilantro).
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Stink bug releases foul odor in self-defense or when it is crushed. Some people describe scent of stink bug as sharp, cilantro-like. 'stink" glands are located between the first and second pairs of legs.
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Why stink bugs in my house?
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Females can lay up to 400 eggs organized in clusters of 28 eggs underneath the leaves. Eggs hatch after 3 to 7 days.
Stink bugs in the Rocky Mountains(Western conifer seed bug) can actually smell incredible, like apples, bananas, or pine sap! - source
Another reason to love our jumping spider bros, they eat the eggs of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs. Earwigs and Katydids have also joined the fight against this invasive species.
Stink bugs taste vaguely of apples, and scorpions like "good beef jerky." - source
When do stink bugs go away?
Stink bug has needle-like mouth that is used to pierce the skin of the fruit (and insects) and suck the juice. When these "needles" are not in use, they are tucked between front legs.
How stink bugs get in?
Stink bug feeds on fruit, flowers, leaves and caterpillars. It likes to eat tomatoes, citrus fruits, apples, soybeans, raspberries, grapes, sunflowers, plums, green beans and cucumbers.
Foul-smelling substance of stink bug also has unpleasant taste. Some species of fish, such as bluegill (that feeds on insects), will immediately spit out stink bug if they accidentally swallow it.
Male samurai wasps mate shortly after hatching with their own sisters. adults then deposit their eggs into the eggs of stink bugs which they commandeer and parasitize.
"Stink Bugs" were not introduced to the U.S until the late 90s, and came from either China or Japan probably by stowing away in packing crates.
