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Dusky Stink Bug
Euschistus tristigmus
42.9634, -85.6681
Field Notes
Description:
Dusky Stink Bugs feed on plant juices and are considered a crop pest, especially to fruits. Natural enemies include parasitic wasps & Tachinid flies. Predacious stink bug species ( http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7823366 ) can be distinguished from pest species by the positioning of the proboscis. The proboscis of the beneficial species fold back under the body leaving a space between the body and the mouthparts, whereas the pest species proboscis appears attached to the head at the anterior tip of the head ventrally.
Habitat:
Eastern and central United States, east of Rocky Mountains. Woodlands.
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Photographed
PublishedDecember 6, 2011
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