Stink Bug
(Menecles insertus)
"Elf Shoe" markings on the anterior of the pronotum are said to be diagnostic. Hence, common name "Elf Shoe" is sometimes given to this insect. (BugGuide)
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Showing posts with label stink bug. Show all posts
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Monday, July 28, 2008
Black Stink Bug (Proxys punctulatus)
Not really a rare bug, but the first of its species I've seen around our place. Black stink bugs are found in the southeastern U. S. and range southward into the neotropics. Like all stink bugs, this species has a probe-like mouth and feeds on plant juices. According to BugGuide there is "some association, perhaps, with Spiderwort".
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica)
Taken 6/16/08
Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica)
Brightly colored and attractive though it may be, a Harlequin Bug is still a plant juice sucking stink bug at heart.
(Note: It didn't eat the holes in the broccoli leaf. Cabbage Lopers did the leaf munching.)
Monday, July 16, 2007
Stink Bug Eggs and Hatchlings
Green Stink Bug (Acrosternum hilare)
Just what the world needs: More of the common green stink bug. These little guys will go through four more instars stages before becoming the foul smelling bugs we all know and love.
Some stink bugs are predators, but the green stink bugs (both adults and nymphs) are plant feeding. They have tubular mouth parts that pierce the plants, inject enzymes and then suck out plant juices. They can sometimes become serious plant pests because their piercing allows entry for pathogenic microorganisms that can kill the plants or damage the fruit.
More stink bug information:
University of Kentucky
Cirrus Digital Images
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