Tag: Pentatomidae

Closeup of a stink bug, nearly uniformly bright green in color, crawling along a horizontal plant stem.

Stink Bug Saliva: A Potent Mix to Bypass Plant Defenses

The biochemical conflict between plants and the insects that eat them is vastly complex, as illustrated by new research identifying nearly 700 proteins in the saliva of just five stink bug species, many of which play potential roles in suppressing or deactivating plants’ own chemical defenses.

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New Stink Bug Species Discovered in Taiwan and the Philippines

A new species of stink bug called Amblycara innocens has been found in Taiwan and on an island called Palawan in the Philippines. Before its discovery, it was believed that […]

Odd Oviposition: Video Shows a Bagrada Bug Burying a Single Egg

The Bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris) is an invasive stink bug that was recently established in North America. Bagrada bugs are known to seriously damage cole crops such as cabbage and […]

Integrated Pest Managment Techniques can Help Control the Bagrada Bug

The Bagrada bug, an invasive stink bug, was discovered in the western hemisphere in 2008 near Los Angeles, CA, presumably introduced via container shipments arriving at the Port of Long […]