stink bugs
Foul-scented beetles
Stink bugs are shield-shaped insects that release a foul odor when threatened or crushed—a defense mechanism that makes them unpleasant to handle or kill.
The brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive species from Asia, has become a major agricultural pest and household nuisance in North America, congregating in homes during fall: The stink bugs are back—I found dozens on the window screens.
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
- home invasionUnlawful entry while occupied
marmorated · scent glands · Hemiptera · diapause · invasive species · sap-sucking · antennae · windows · agricultural · agricultural pests · crawling · exoskeleton · squash · spray · crops · soybeans · fruit orchards · swarm
- insectsant, ants, bee, bees, butterfly
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
- pestsants, ant, cockroach, cockroaches, roach
- crop pestsaphids, aphid, armyworm, beetles, cutworms
- crop problemsblight, drought damage, crop disease, root rot, wilting
- garden problemsaphids, beetles, blight, mildew, rot