Green Stink Bug - Chinavia hilaris
Madison, Alabama
Sometimes also called Green Soldier Bug. Originally placed in the genus Pentatoma, it is one of three species in its genus in North America. Its Latin name means “lively, cheerful.”
A large, bright green stink bug, adults are 13-18 mm long, this species is found in much of North America, primarily in woodlands, woodland edges, and cultivated lands. In North Carolina at least they are active May through frost.
Feeds on plant juices from leaves, fruit, flowers. Feeds on trees, herbs, many crops. Adults and older nymphs are reported to prefer developing seeds and fruit and thus may become crop pests. "Catfacing" on developing peaches and nectarines is one type of damage to which these bugs are known to contribute (feeding by other bugs causes similar results).
"Keg-shaped" eggs are attached to the underside of leaves in double rows of twelve or more. One generation per year in North, two in south.
Green Stink Bug - Chinavia hilaris
Madison, Alabama
Sometimes also called Green Soldier Bug. Originally placed in the genus Pentatoma, it is one of three species in its genus in North America. Its Latin name means “lively, cheerful.”
A large, bright green stink bug, adults are 13-18 mm long, this species is found in much of North America, primarily in woodlands, woodland edges, and cultivated lands. In North Carolina at least they are active May through frost.
Feeds on plant juices from leaves, fruit, flowers. Feeds on trees, herbs, many crops. Adults and older nymphs are reported to prefer developing seeds and fruit and thus may become crop pests. "Catfacing" on developing peaches and nectarines is one type of damage to which these bugs are known to contribute (feeding by other bugs causes similar results).
"Keg-shaped" eggs are attached to the underside of leaves in double rows of twelve or more. One generation per year in North, two in south.