Talk:Pentatomoidea

Nezara viridula?
Hi there, is this the same as nezara viridula? Thanks. PizzaMargherita 08:33, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Why are they swarming my house?


 * I'm in Korea now and the woman in the cubicle next to me found a bug that she said was a stink bug (Korean: 노린재). When I looked it up on the internet it said it was a Brown Mamorated Stink Bug Halyomorphas halys. The article I found said they are in the US and like to crawl into houses where it is warm. --Gbleem 05:31, 31 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I live in Pennsylvania, and according to one website, stink bugs were first found in Allentown in 1998. Apparently, they are not native.  They live in China and Japan.  My guess is that trade with china made it possible to come over here, but it's just a guess.72.92.22.28 05:31, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm in Maryland (USA) and they are swarming in my house too. They just started appearing one day. I went on a business trip this week and saw them in the Hilton in PA also. What is going on? Are these a seasonal pest? Do they cycle like cicadas? Is it becasue of global warming? I am in my 50's and never saw them before this year. Sue —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.49.197.114 (talk) 11:46, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

There are also a few in my house and I also live in PA! I first saw them last year in 2006. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.92.80.213 (talk) 18:11, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

I have been told that farmers release them as a form of biological pesticide - they sure are around in large numbers this & last year. They eat a lot of catepillars & such so they are probably good for your garden. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.94.62.221 (talk) 21:32, 11 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I think you are mistaking LADY BUGS with "stink bugs" - no farmer in his right mind wants this family of pests around. HammerFilmFan (talk) 09:02, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

Source of smell
This article says aldehydes are responsible for the odor, but the article for Pentatomidae, one of the families in the order Hemiptera, says that the smell is due to cyanide compounds. I have heard that it is caused by cyanide before, but can anyone confirm? --71.227.190.111 00:25, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

I am puzzled by the sentences: "They are commonly referred to as shield bugs, chust bugs, and stink bugs. Shield bugs have glands in their thorax between the first and second pair of legs which produce a foul smelling liquid." OK, so that is what produces the foul smell in shield bugs; now what about what produces the foul smell in stink bugs? (Since it mentions only one of the three sorts and it is not the sort we would expect to have the smell) ... Or are the three popular names all applied to all cases, all actual species in the relevant genera/families? In that case, the second sentence I quote should begin differently. Iph (talk) 20:38, 6 January 2011 (UTC)


 * the three names listed as commonly used to refer to these bugs without discrimination. shield bugs is perhaps the most widespread common name. and it 'd be nice to see more about their "stink" what organs produce it, what triggers it's excretion, what is it's composition, what amount the bug excretes at a single occasion, how much it can produce within limited time, what diet is needed for the bug to keep produce it, what are the effects of the foul smelling liquid on it's natural predators, what is the effect on the human skin(and perhaps the nerve system), how does it decompose, how long it lasts, etc. alas, it seems there has not been much research published in this field.176.63.176.112 (talk) 19:49, 24 September 2016 (UTC).

the stink is excreted when the bug feels endangered. if it dies suddenly, it does not have time to excrete the stink.176.63.176.112 (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2016 (UTC). see more on the smell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatomidae#Biology 176.63.176.112 (talk) 20:09, 24 September 2016 (UTC).

Who has been bitten by a shield bug
I have been bitten by a shield bug this morning. Ooh! It was a painful sting ow! Well have any of you been bitten by a shield bug before? 86.130.75.47 (talk) 11:10, 4 May 2008 (UTC)


 * she turned me into a newt... but i got better.176.63.176.112 (talk) 19:51, 24 September 2016 (UTC).

Unencyclopedic sentence removed
Stink bugs come in a variety of technacolours--Filll (talk | wpc ) 00:28, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

No word on how to eradicate them?
No word on how to eradicate them? (At least from inhabited areas, that is, if, by chance, these bug(ger)s do anyting special for the ecosystem.) 69.165.151.213 (talk) 19:35, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Trenton, NJ 2010 is a banner year for stink bugs. The wiki said they're attracted to Turpins- in cigars and cigarettes. Last year, on a sunny warm day in November, they manifested on the south side of the house, I hit them with the powerwasher, and then sprayed the door and window frames with raid. There weren't many after that. This year I am staying on top of them with leaf blower, hose, soap and water. Grabbing them with kleenex and flushing. I haven't been able to smell them, I have dogs, cigarettes which may mask it. We get a mild winter here, and I suppose not cold enough to kill them, like in the midwest. If they are attracted to scent, I wonder which scent will un-attract them?

keep me posted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.71.84.105 (talk) 21:31, 24 September 2010 (UTC)


 * most likely they seek cover from the growin cold at autumn being attracted by the warmth of the house. 176.63.176.112 (talk) 19:54, 24 September 2016 (UTC).

im not in the mood to tell what mergers are desireable, or what generic information the average layperson needs most to be easily accessible, but. the everyman like me would encounter a shield bug/stinkbug at the window sill, at the onset of autumn and start wondering what is this, what should i know about it. typical questions arising in this case: what is it (i dont have much chance to know its scientific name, nor have i much chance to identify its exact taxonomical belonging - hey, all these shieldbugs vary in color and pattern, so subtly, how could i tell them apart, but, they all crawl and smell when i touch them -, so, gimme a generic description, where they live, what they live on, if thres any particular harm or benefit from them (ecological role, economical role), and what is this smell and how to avoid/get rid if it. the current organisation of knowledge seems to be improvable. some shield bug/stink bug related sites revealed by a short lookaround: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatomidae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_bug

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_shield_bug

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nezara_viridula

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthosomatidae

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthosoma_haemorrhoidale

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shield_bug_species_of_Great_Britain 176.63.176.112 (talk) 20:34, 24 September 2016 (UTC).

ok, one more word: most confusing is to have the info related to shieldbugs being dispersed between "Pentatomidae" and "Pentatomoidea". im not saying it is not a scientifically correct naming policy, but my point is that it is extremely difficult to track for a layperson looking for generic info on shieldbugs.176.63.176.112 (talk) 20:41, 24 September 2016 (UTC).