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Stink bugs

What are their sizes?

12-13 mm in length https://www.orkin.com/pests/stink-bugs/what-does-a-stink-bug-look-like

Where do they mostly live?

Stinkbugs usually live outside and on the inside of houses. They mostly hide around the doors and windows of a house. They might get inside as well.

https://www.epa.gov/safepestcontrol/brown-marmorated-stink-bug#:~:text=In%20early%20autumn%2C%20adult%20brown,leaf%20litter%20and%20vegetation%20outdoors.

How do they survive?

During the fall and winter, stinkbugs find shelter such as cracks inside your home, or in leaves and trees outside. They find this shelter to enter their hibernation state called diapause.

https://www.griffinpest.com/blog/intercepting-stink-bugs-wintertime/#:~:text=How%20They%20Survive,for%20long%20periods%20of%20time.

https://plunketts.net/blog/do-stink-bugs-survive-the-winter

How long is their life span?

A stink bug's life span is a maximum of 8 months.

https://www.orkin.com/pests/stink-bugs/stink-bug-life-cycle

What do they eat?

Stink bugs eat things you find outside such as leaves, parts of trees and bushes.  

https://www.orkin.com/pests/stink-bugs/stink-bug-eating-habits

Do they have any predators?

Bigger animals such as bigger bugs, wasps and even birds feed off of stinkbugs.  

https://www.terro.com/articles/7-stink-bug-facts#:~:text=Stink%20Bugs%20Have%20Very%20Few,to%20decrease%20stink%20bug%20populations.

Why do they stink?

Stink bugs have special glands on them, that makes them stink whenever they feel threatened.  

https://news.ncsu.edu/2019/02/why-do-stink-bugs-stink/#:~:text=How%20do%20stink%20bugs%20produce,its%20exoskeleton%20called%20the%20evapatorium.

Where are they from?

Stink bugs are mainly found in Asia, but they can rapidly spread, so that’s why we see them in the US, and other countries.

https://www.pestworld.org/pest-guide/occasional-invaders/stink-bugs/#:~:text=Native%20to%20Asia%2C%20stink%20bugs,and%20can%20therefore%20rapidly%20spread.

How many are there in existence?

There isn’t an exact number of stink bugs, however, there are over 4,000 different species of them around the world.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/03/stink-bug-season-get-rid/25273925/

How fast do they travel?

While flying through the air, stink bugs could travel 1 to 3 miles a day.

https://www.terminix.com/other/stink-bugs/behavior/do-stink-bugs-fly/#:~:text=Flying%20through%20the%20air&text=Stink%20bugs%20have%20been%20known,%E2%80%9Fshield%2Dlike%E2%80%9D%20appearance.

How often do they reproduce?

Stink bugs reproduce 4 times a year. Whenever they reproduce, they carry many eggs and lay them in trees, where they mostly hang out.

https://holisticpestsolutions.com/when-to-treat-for-stinkbugs/#:~:text=Stink%20bugs%20reproduce%204%20times,and%20the%20undersides%20of%20leaves.

How long have stinkbugs been around?

Stink bugs are originally from Asia, but they rapidly spread to the US in the late 1990s.

https://www.pestworld.org/news-hub/pest-articles/stink-bugs-101/#:~:text=Stink%20bugs%20are%20a%20native,become%20a%20significant%20agricultural%20pest.

When do stinkbugs enter adulthood?

It takes stink bugs about 40 to 60 days to grow into an adult if the weather is nice. If it’s colder out, the stink bugs will take a longer time to develop because of their hibernation state.

https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/bean/brown_marmorated_stink_bug.htm#:~:text=The%20brown%20marmorated%20stink%20bug%2C%20like%20all%20stink%20bugs%2C%20is,molting%20and%20dispersing%20to%20feed.