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Halyomorpha halys
This native to Korea and Taiwan is an agricultural pest that can cause widespread damage to soy, fruit, and vegetable crops. It was introduced into the United States accidentally.
This cluster of newly hatched Stink Bug nymphs was found under a leaf of a tulip popular
Spotted on Jun 18, 2013
Submitted on Jun 18, 2013
4 Comments
Oh, yes! And all face the open eggs as well. /Great/ picture you have there. The differences in coloring are wonderful!
Very nice, Raeven. That ringlike formation must be instinctive: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/170...
Thank you, Luis. When I first saw them they made a double ring around the empty egg cases (with the one sitting atop the eggs). My bringing the leaf to sunlight to take pictures panicked them a bit so they scattered. When they regrouped they made the double ring (with one on the eggs) again. I popped the leaf into a bowl shaped glass while I went off to look them up. I guess the next time they regrouped the slope caused them to position themselves in a wonky fashion.
Good find and good idea to place the coin to see the scale.