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Gardening Area => Plant Pests & Infections => Topic started by: valec on August 18, 2024, 11:43:12 AM

Title: Identification help
Post by: valec on August 18, 2024, 11:43:12 AM

Found these insects (see attached pictures) on my chilli plants, left also some eggs.

Does anyone have an idea what they are? Are they harmful and should I kill them? Any recommendations?

Title: Re: Identification help
Post by: valec on August 18, 2024, 12:27:55 PM

Seems to be Halyomorpha halys, as far as google image search can be trusted.

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2017_09_07_Halyomorpha_halys_nymph.jpg

(Nymphs of Brown marmorated stink bug)

Invasive species in North America and Europe.

If you find it, kill it.

If you want to help tracing the spreading of this species, send photos to lara.maistrello@unimore.it , researcher in Italy tracking this species.