Brown Marmorated Stinkbug

Description:

~ .5 inch

Habitat:

Spotted on blackberry bushes (with ripe fruit) in a rural setting

Notes:

"Brown marmorated stinkbug has currently (April 2, 2011) been found in every state east of the Mississippi River, plus Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington (33 total). In New Hampshire it has been brown marmorated stinkbugfound in Portsmouth and Stratham. The host range is very wide, and new hosts are documented in North America every year. Currently they include tree fruit, small fruit, vegetables, shade trees, sweet & field corn. Among ornamentals: maples, dogwood, crabapples, hawthorns, elms, sycamore, serviceberry. We are too far north for one highly favored host to survive: Paulownia tomentosa (Empress tree). We anticipate that in New Hampshire the insect will have one generation per year. Adults overwinter in protected places, like crevices in structures and inside walls. They should begin emerging in May (?). They begin laying eggs about 2 weeks after emergence. Nymphs should be found in spring and summer, and overwintered adults might be found on plants as late as July. New adults may appear as early as August. So far in New Hampshire, nuisance problems have been detected in only one neighborhood in Portsmouth."