Green Stink Bug Nymph

Description:

Green Stinkbugs mate in the Spring. Females lay barrel-shaped, green eggs together under a leaf in the pattern of a honeycomb. Eggs hatch in about a week. Green Stinkbug nymphs are born from the eggs. Nymphs look a little different from adult stinkbugs. Nymphs are black at first, then they turn green with red, yellow, and black markings. Their bodies are oval-shaped. These insects do not have a pupa (resting) stage. Instead, nymphs eat and grow, shedding their skin several times. Each time a nymph sheds its skin, it looks a little more like an adult. It takes a Green Stinkbug nymph about a month to turn into an adult. If the weather stays warm, an adult stinkbug lives about two months. If a young stinkbug is around when the weather gets cold, it will hibernate in leaf litter or a tree hole until Spring.