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Feeding time - Halyomorpha halys
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Feeding time - Halyomorpha halys
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
Having a feed on a piece of apple. How could such a bug be a threat to agriculture? All he does is suck up a few fruit juices with his proboscis , I can't imagine that would hurt anything

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Contributed by Vespula vulgaris on 19 January, 2009 - 6:50pm
Last updated 14 November, 2009 - 9:03am

Moved
Moved from Frass.
Sorry, I changed my mind, it is worth keeping.
… Beatriz Moisset, 14 November, 2009 - 9:03am

Frassed
Moved from Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.
The other two images are better.
… Beatriz Moisset, 14 November, 2009 - 9:00am

Not a threat to agriculture.
So far, at least, this insect is more of a mild pest of ornamental garden plants, sucking sap from stems, leaves. The bigger issue at the moment is the way this species descend en masse on homes seeking winter shelter. That still makes them only a "nuisance pest," though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 January, 2009 - 7:28pm

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