What is this insect?
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Teresa C
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Does anyone know what this insect is & if it is beneficial? Thx!
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stink bug for short.....harmless.......retired navy brother ate one once, said it tasted fruity.....lol...
Marie Bacon
on Sep 15, 2016
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They stand on their head and spray a stink. Kill it!
Jeanine
on Sep 15, 2016
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In South Africa our stink bugs are shorter and fatter - we would call the bug in your picture a tip-wilter. If you notice that the soft tips of the stems of the plants he is on are dying, then you need to pick him off by hand and drown him in old cooking oil.
JS MysMan
on Sep 15, 2016
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Agreed on the stink bug. They are not beneficial insects and will effect crops such as fruit trees and vegetables gardens.
Janet Pizaro
on Sep 15, 2016
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If it's a stink bug you will notice thin short slits on your leaf, also if they get in your home they will do the same thingtoyour curtains. They crucified my silk curtains.
Patty Smith
on Sep 15, 2016
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This is an assassin bug, beneficial in the garden but with a painful bite if handled
Toy10706557
on Sep 15, 2016
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Most likely an assassin bug..not a stink bug. Take your photo or catch the bug in a jar and take to your local cooperative extension office for expert identification.
Charmaine Ryan
on Sep 15, 2016
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That doesn't look like the stink bugs we have in MD, nor the assassin bugs. Post a photo on Facebook and you'll get an answer.
Erin
on Sep 15, 2016
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I think this is it! https://digitalinsectcollection.wikispaces.co...
Elaine
on Sep 15, 2016
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One of the leaf-footed bugs, order: Hemiptera. It has piercing-sucking mouth parts and feed on a wide range of wild and cultivated plants. It can cause significant damage to plants. Unfortunately not an assassin bug.
Har4549494
on Sep 15, 2016
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Looks much like what is known as a "stinkbug" in the deep south. If you step on it, you will know why it is called that. Whew! Will eat your plants and invade your home. Untrainable!
Sally Doughty
on Sep 15, 2016
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I go with Elaine's ID on bug. It sucks plant juice from many types of food plants; leads to malformed leaves and seed or fruit. KILL IT! They look for places in or around homes to spend the winter.
Deanna Nassar
on Sep 15, 2016
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stink bug
Miss Emily Jo
on Sep 15, 2016
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Specifically it is L. oppositus - Leptoglossus oppositus Coreidae ~ Leaf-footed Bugs http://www.austinbug.com/coreidae.html
Jane
on Sep 15, 2016
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When you kill it tell it , give it a good whack from me, it ruined my entire tomato crop this year.
Lisa Falkenthal
on Sep 15, 2016
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I think it might be a squash bug and they are really hard to get rid of, if that is what it is. They are usually under the leaves
Pat
on Sep 15, 2016
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its a wing leafed footed something, they are horrible, they will eat your entire garden!
Harriette N
on Sep 15, 2016
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Sent them to stink bug heaven! :) Thanks everyone! Love your responses!
Teresa C
on Sep 25, 2016
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Did it stink when you killed it?
Erin
on Sep 25, 2016
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