Stink bugs not only stink but are also tough to kill in your garden and your house. We talked to the experts for answers.

Stink bugs literally stink and are also tough to eliminate from your house and garden. We talked to the experts for solutions ...

What they look like: Adult harlequin bugs have vibrant red (sometimes orange) and black markings and are about 9.5 millimeters long with “flat, shield-shaped bodies,” Ramsey says.

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug ... It’s about a half-inch in length, and shaped like a heraldic shield (this is where the group it belongs to, the shield bugs, gets their name).

Late last spring I found shield bugs consuming tent caterpillars. I remember, […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 76°F. Monday, August 19th 2024 e-Edition. Home Page.

For the new study, behavioral and evolutionary ecologist Shin-ichi Kudo and colleagues watched shield bugs (Acanthosomatidae), measured over 1,400 eggs and considered the insects’ evolutionary tree.