Yep, stink bugs. One of those creatures that you wonder WHY???? but they are here. Anyone know of any beneficial aspects to this bug?
Stinkbugs mouthparts are made for piercing and sucking so you won't see leaf damage but they are injurious to your plants. 8)
Thanks Hank for the link to that site!! Lots of interesting bugs there!! Yep Jim I do believe you got a stink bug there!!EWWWWWW!!!
an Assassin Beetle This is an Assassin Beetle. It is related to a stink bug, however it can shoot out its acid out of its rear end to hit targets about a foot away. It also can bite, and i've been told that it is one of the most painful insect bites in the world. However, it feeds on many of the pest that plauge your garden. I personally have peen attacked by this ferocious little bug when i was just walking too close. Fortunately i only got sprayed. So, you can do with them what you will, especially if your garden is pest free, but they will not harm your plants or you as long as you don't bother them.
Comprehensive answer Titan. It sounds like a mean bugger, acid spraying and biting. Did the acid do anything to you? How strong is it?
They actually get in to my house from time to time. THe ones here have a tiny bit of orange on the tail end of them. I got bit once on the toe, it was pretty painful.
Its a squash bug. My garden is infested with them this year! I've been pushing them into a pail of soapy water, but the little buggers are quick! Here's a link to more info: http://www.vegedge.umn.edu/vegpest/cucs/squabug.htm
I use duct tape to catch them and then I drown the nasty things in soapy water. I even get my daughter to help catch them. If you don't get them early you will have too many to count. Worst PEST I have in my garden. They will decimate tomatoes and even jalapeno peppers!! Worms and aphids are a close second in the worst bugs ever department.
Hmmmm......what we in New England are calling 'stink bugs' look a bit different. In the last few years they have been invading our homes during the cold months and then disappear during summer. They do smell when squashed and do look like a relative of the various bugs depicted here.
