what is this bug?

[atikot]

does anyone knows what this bug is?
this bugs come quite often recently
is it good it a good bug? (eats other bad bugs)
or is it a bad bug? (eats the plants)

https://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/406/imag0956.jpg/

thanks

[Kisal]

The pic is small and won't enlarge for me ... not an unusual problem for me with imageshack. Nonetheless, it looks somewhat like a brown marmorated stinkbug. Definitely a bad guy, of that's what it is. It's been spreading across the U.S. for the past decade or so. There is rather extensive info and pics at the link below.

I am not necessarily recommending any of the controls the site might suggest, just the info about the pest.

https://stinkbugsguide.net/

[rainbowgardener]

Yup, picture did enlarge for me, and that is exactly what I was thinking, before I read your response, Kisal.

stinkbug:

[img]https://www.hgic.umd.edu/content/images/bmsb_l_001.jpg[/img]

Not a good guy and insecticides even if you were willing to use them, aren't very effective on them.

Here's the article that picture was from

https://www.hgic.umd.edu/content/brownstinkbug.cfm

Control methods include vacuuming them up, sweeping them into a container of soapy water.

Here's an article about control/ prevention techniques

https://organic.lovetoknow.com/Organic_Pest_Control_for_Stink_Bugs

They don't like aromatics (as noted in the article about companion plants that help repel stink bugs) so a spray of lavender oil in water helps keep them away (besides making your plant smell wonderful! ). Or try a garlic pepper spray (use Search the Forum feature to find recipes for this)

It doesn't help for right now, but for a longer term solution, encourage birds in your garden, with bird feeders, bird baths, etc. A number of different birds, including titmice will eat the stinkbugs as do some spiders and praying mantis.

[atikot]

thanks for the help, I will be on the lookout for them, usually there is one that comes almost everyday, I usually just throw it out of the window, ill know to kill it next time

[rainbowgardener]

If you squash one of those, you will be sorry. There's a reason they are called stinkbugs....