Unknown beetle

[HeinzX]

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[stuny]

Both are lovely

[stuny]

I just read a short article about this beetle.  In the U.S. it's called a stink bug because it can expel a noxious odor that smells like burned tires.  They do not sting nor bite, but they voraciously attack over 170 species of plants and crops.   They are spreading northward (with climate change) in the US, and are in 46 states, 15 in which they are labeled as pests.

[HeinzX]

vor 11 Stunden schrieb stuny:

I just read a short article about this beetle.  In the U.S. it's called a stink bug because it can expel a noxious odor that smells like burned tires.  They do not sting nor bite, but they voraciously attack over 170 species of plants and crops.   They are spreading northward (with climate change) in the US, and are in 46 states, 15 in which they are labeled as pests.

Thank you for your information!

[fotografr]

They are also called Shield Beetles due to their shape. If you see one, kill it (outdoors of course).

[pop]

The German name for this kind of bug is 'Wanze', this particular species is called a 'Stinkwanze', which is, of course, the same as 'stinking bug'. The brown mottled one was brought to Europe and the Americas from the far east. Farmers are afraid of that beast because the stink of even a few can spoil a rather large volume of fruits.