9 Types of Stink Bugs You Might Spot in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania homeowners are no strangers to the unwelcome presence of stink bugs. These shield-shaped insects have a knack for emitting a foul odor if you disturb or crush them—definitely not the houseguest you want. The main culprit in Pennsylvania is the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive species from Asia. You’ll spot them by their mottled brown coloring and those distinctive white bands on their antennae. Stink bugs tend to make themselves known in the fall, hunting for […]https://animalofthings.com/types-of-stink-bugs-in-pennsylvania/
Freshly molted brown marmorated stink bug (𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴) perched in an apple tree, from September 2019:
Thought this Stink Bug looked a bit odd. Seems they may have an enemy. Possibly a Tachinid Fly deposited a couple eggs right between the eyes👍
Found a similar image at BugGuide suggesting this:
A stink bug on my storm door glass hoping to sneak inside when the door is opened😑
Autumn themed shieldbug photoshoot with a very cooperative and photogenic model
Hawthorn shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale) on my potted silver birch
#photography #MacroPhotography #bugs #shieldbug #stinkbug #macro #photos #autumn #garden
Finding the Ecological Balance While Countering Invasive Species https://www.rutgers.edu/news/finding-ecological-balance-while-countering-invasive-species
"In 2003, Anne Nielsen became the first doctoral student in the U.S. to study the brown marmorated #StinkBug, which was beginning its ascendancy as an #InvasiveSpecies... Now an associate professor, Nielsen is also a specialist in tree fruit, with a focus on invasive species like #StinkBugs and spotted #lanternflies. Her goal is to protect the natural world by developing sustainable management practices."
Bishop's Mitre, Aelia acuminata Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/2.8 1/200 iso: 600 Srbsko, Czech Republic 8/5/2010 #Bugs #Shieldbug #Stinkbug #SunnPest #Hemiptera #insect #invertebrates #macro #Grasslands
possibly Carpocoris pudicus Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/3/5 1/200 iso: 800 Srbsko, Czech Republic 8/5/2010 #Shieldbug #Hemiptera #stinkbug ##insects #invertebrates #macro #grasslands
I've just been notified that one of my photos was used in an article in #TheGuardian this last weekend. It's a #stinkbug I photographed in #Shenzhen in 2017, Erthesina fullo, the yellow-spotted stink bug.